Minister for Postal Reform
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Date of Birth: November 5, 1945 Domicile of origin: Nakatsu-shi, Oita Place of Birth: Kaji-machi, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu-shi Constituency: Proportional representation (Nation-wide) Political party: People's New Party (Kokumin Shinto) |
| Jul. 1980 | Chief researcher, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Harvard University, USA |
| Mar. 1977 | Completed a doctoral course at the Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University (obtained an MD degree in public health) |
| Jul. 1970 | Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University and entered the First Internal Medicine Department of the Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University as a chief researcher of the genetics laboratory |
| Jun. 1970 | Passed the national exam for medical practitioners |
| Mar. 1964 | Graduated from Kokura High School, Fukuoka |
| Mar. 1961 | Graduated from Kokura Junior High School Affiliated with Fukuoka University of Liberal Education (now Fukuoka University of Education) |
| Mar. 1958 | Graduated from Sakai-machi Elementary School, Kokura-shi (now Kokurachuo Elementary School, Kitakyushu-shi) |
| Jan. 2011 | Reappointed as the Minister for Postal Reform and Minister of State for Financial Services |
| Sep. 2010 | Reappointed as the Minister for Postal Reform and Minister of State for Financial Services |
| Jun. 2010 | Appointed as the Minister for Postal Reform and Minister of State for Financial Services |
| Sept. 2009 | Assumed the post of Secretary General of the People's New Party |
| Jul. 2007 | Came back to national politics upon being elected in the 21st election of members of the House of Councillors as a proportional representative of the People's New Party |
| Sept. 2005 | Failed in the 44th election of members of the House of Representatives for the first time after seven terms |
| Nov. 2003 | Assumed the post of Chairman of the Special Committee on Coping with Armed Attack Situations and Related Matters of the House of Representatives |
| Nov. 2003 | Elected in the 43rd general election as a member of the House of Representatives for the seventh consecutive term |
| Aug. 2002 | Attended the Inauguration Ceremony of the President of the Republic of Bolivia as an Ambassador of Japan on Special Mission |
| Jun. 2001 | Assumed the post of Chairman of the Party Organization of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of Japan |
| Jul. 2000 | Assumed the post of Chairman of the Special Committee on Political Ethics and Election Law of the House of Representatives |
| Jun. 2000 | Elected in the 42nd general election as a member of the House of Representatives for the sixth consecutive term |
| Jun. 1999 | Attended the Inauguration Ceremony of the President of the Republic of El Salvador as an Ambassador of Japan on Special Mission |
| Sep. 1997 | Assumed the post of Minister of Posts and Telecommunications in the second Hashimoto Cabinet |
| Nov. 1996 | Assumed the post of Deputy Secretary-General of the LDP |
| Oct. 1996 | Elected in the 41st general election as a member of the House of Representatives for the fifth consecutive term |
| Sept. 1995 | Assumed the post of Deputy Chairman of the Policy Research Council of the LDP |
| Jan. 1995 | Assumed the post of Chairman of the Committee on Communications of the House of Representatives |
| Aug. 1993 | Assumed the post of Director of the Communications Division of the LDP |
| Jul. 1993 | Elected in the 40th general election as a member of the House of Representatives for the fourth consecutive term |
| Dec. 1990 | Assumed the post of Parliamentary Vice]Minister for International Trade and Industry in the second Kaifu Cabinet |
| Feb. 1990 | Elected in the 39th general election as a member of the House of Representatives for the third consecutive term |
| Aug. 1989 | Assumed the post of Parliamentary Vice]Minister for National Land in the first Kaifu Cabinet (reappointed) |
| Jun. 1989 | Assumed the post of Parliamentary Vice]Minister for National Land in the Uno Cabinet |
| Jul. 1986 | Elected in the 38th general election as a member of the House of Representatives for the second consecutive term |
| Dec. 1983 | First elected in his first run for the 37th general election of members of the House of Representatives |
| Jan. 1983 | Secretary to the Minister for the Science and Technology Agency, Mr. Ichiro Nakagawa, a member of the House of Representatives |
| Apr. 1982 | Lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University (internal medicine) |