Chief Cabinet Secretary
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| Born: April 5, 1944, Matsue city, |
| Shimane Prefecture |
| Member of the House Representatives |
| Shimane 1st Constituency (in 5th terms) |
| Graduated from the Faculty of Jurisprudence, Tokyo University |
| 2004 | Minister of State, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minister of State for Gender Equality |
| November 2003 | Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary |
| September 2003 | Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary |
| 2002 | Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy Minister of State for IT Policy |
| 2001 | Director-General, Election Bureau, LDP |
| 2001 | Deputy Secretary-General, LDP |
| 1999 | Parliamentary Secretary for International Trade and Industry |
| 1998 | Director, Foreign Affairs Division, LDP |
| 1998 | Member of the Special Committee on Promotion of Remote@Islands, Council for National Land |
| 1997 | Director, Transport Division, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) |
| 1994 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Economic Planning |
| 1990 | Elected to the Member of the House of Representatives |
| 1986 | Retired from MITI |
| 1985 | Director, Price Policy Division, Industrial Policy Bureau, MITI |
| 1983 | Director, Washington Office, Japan National Oil Corporation |
| 1967 | Joined to the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) |