| September 2007 | Minister of Land,Infrastructure,Transport and Tourism
Minister for Ocean Policy) (Fukuda Cabinet)
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| August 2007 | Minister of Land,Infrastructure,Transport and Tourism
Minister for Ocean Policy (1st Abe Reshuffled Cabinet)
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| September 2006 | Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (Abe Cabinet)
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| September 2005 | Elected to the House of Representatives (seventh term)
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| November 2003 | Elected to the House of Representatives (sixth term)
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| November 2002 | Secretary General, New Komeito
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| June 2000 | Elected to the House of Representatives (fifth term)
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| November 1998 | Secretary General, New Komeito
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| January 1998 | Secretary General, New Peace Party
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| September 1997 | Chairman, Standing Committee on Audit
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| October 1996 | Elected to the House of Representatives (fourth term)
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| August 1993 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Home Affairs
(under the Hosokawa cabinet *until 1994.4)
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| July 1993 | Elected to the House of Representatives (third term) |
| February 1990 | Elected to the House of Representatives (second term) |
| July 1986 | First elected to the House of Representatives |
| April 1964 | Lawyer |