| 1981 | Entered Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV) |
1990 | Elected to the House of Represetnatives (HR)
Deputy Director, Youth Division, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) |
1993 | Returned to the HR
Director, Committee on Finance, HR
Deputy Director, Public Speeches Division, LDP
Deputy Director, Division of the Cabinet Office, LDP
Deputy Director, Division of Treasury and Finance, LDP
Deputy Chairman, National Campaign Headquarters, LDP
Deputy Director, Publicity Division, LDP |
1994 | Director, Special Committee on Consumers Affairs, HR
Deputy Director, Division of Treasury and Finance, LDP |
1996 | Returned to the HR
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Trade and Industry |
1997 | Director, Committee on Commerce and Industry, HR |
1998 | Director, Committee on Environment, HR
Director, Special Committee on Financial Stabilization, HR |
2000 | Returned to the HR |
2001 | Minister of State for Administrative Reform and Regulatory Reform |
