| Sep. 2008- | Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary(Aso Cabinet)
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| Sep. 2007- | Chairman of the Committee on Budget, the House of Councillors (-Sep. 2008)
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| Jul. 2007 | Elected as a Member of the House of Councillors from Hyogo district (3rd term)
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| Oct. 2006 | Deputy Chairman of the LDP General Council
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| Sep. 2003 | Chairman of the Committee on Audit, the House of Councillors (-Oct. 2005)
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| Jun. 2003 | Minister of State for Youth Affairs (-Sep. 2003)
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| Apr. 2003 | Minister of State for Special Zones for Structural Reform (-Sep. 2003)
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| Sep. 2002 | Minister of State for Disaster Management (-Sep. 2003)
Minister of State for Special Zones for Structural Reform (-Mar. 2003)
(The First Koizumi Cabinet(1st Reshuffled))
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| Jul. 2001 | Elected as a Member of the House of Councillors from Hyogo district (2nd term)
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| 2000 | Secretary of Research Commission on the Constitution, the House of Councillors
Chairman of Federation of LDP Hyogo Prefecture Branches
Chairman, Committee on Organizations involved with Woman's Affairs, Social Education and Religion, Party Organization Headquarters, LDP
Acting Chairman, Project Team of Reconstruction Counter Measures for Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, Policy Research Council, LDP
Chairman, Diet Affairs Committee, LDP in the House of Councillors
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| 1999 | Deputy Secretary General, LDP in the House of Councillors (-Dec. 2000)
Chief Deputy Secretary-General, LDP in the House of Councillors (-Dec. 2000)
Acting Chairman, Party Organization Headquarters, LDP
Chairman, the Special Committee on the National Flag and National Anthem, the House of Councillors
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| 1998 | Director of the Committee on Budget, the House of Councillors
Chairman, Home Affairs Divisions, LDP
Chief Deputy Chairman, Diet Affairs Committee, LDP in the House of Councillors
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| 1997 | Director of the Committee on Rules and Administration, the House of Councillors
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| 1996 | Chairman of the Committee on Construction, the House of Councillors
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| 1995 | Elected as a Member of the House of Councillors from Hyogo district (1st term)
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| 1991 | Parliamentary Vice Minister , Okinawa Development Agency
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| 1986 | Elected as a Member of the House of Representatives (-1993, consecutively elected for 2 terms)
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| 1980 | President , Japan Junior Chamber
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