April 1971 | Elected to the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly |
April 1975 | Elected to the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly |
April 1979 | Elected to the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly |
April 1983 | Elected to the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly |
July 1986 | Elected to the HR(House of Representatives)
(38th General Election) (39th General Election) |
February 1990 - December 1990 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister, Hokkaido Development Agency |
December 1992 - August 1993 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Transport
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July 1993 | Elected to the HR(House of Representatives) (40th General Election) |
October 1996 | Elected to the HR(House of Representatives) (41st General Election) |
November 1996 - September 1997 | Chairman of the Standing Committee on Commerce and Industry, HR(House of Representatives) |
October 1999 - June 2000 | Chairman of the Standing Committee on Judicial Affairs, HR(House of Representatives) |
June 2000 | Elected to the HR(House of Representatives)
(42nd General Election) |
April 26, 2001 | Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |