| 2008 | Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Fukuda Cabinet / Reshuffled)
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| 2007 | Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Fukuda Cabinet)
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Abe Cabinet / Reshuffled)
Deputy Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
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| 2006 | Director of the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Deputy Secretary-General of the LDP
Chairman of the Federation of Fukushima Prefecture of the LDP Branches
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| 2005 | Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
| 2004 | Elected to second term as member of the House of Councillors from Fukushima district
Director of the Committee of Land and Transport
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| 2003 | Director of the Committee of Land and Transport
Deputy Chairman of the LDP Policy Board in the House of Councillors
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| 2002 | Parliamentary Secretary for Land, Infrastructure and Transport |
| 2001 | Deputy Chairman of the LDP Diet Affairs Committee in the House of Councillors
Director of the Committee on Rules and Administration
Director of the Committee on General Affairs
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| 2000 | Director of the Committee on Budget
Member of the Research Commission on the Constitution
Deputy Secretary-General of the LDP in the House of Councillors
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| 1998 | Elected for the first time as member of the House of Councillors from Fukushima district at age 48
Member of the Committee on Communication and Telecommunication
Member of the Committee on Audit
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| 1990 | Elected for the first time as Iwaki City Mayor at age 40; elected to two terms
Served as the Chairman of the National Council for Youth Mayors during his terms as Iwaki City Mayor
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| 1986 | Elected for the first time as member of the Fukushima Prefectural Assembly at age 36; elected to two terms |
| 1980 | Elected for the first time as member of the Iwaki City Assembly at age 30; elected to two terms
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| 1973 | Graduated from the Faculty of Law, Sophia University
Joined Suntory Limited
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| 1969 | Graduated from Fukushima Prefectural Iwaki High School
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