Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission
Minister of State for Disaster Management
Minister of State for National Emergency Legislation

Born : July 30, 1944 Member of the House of Representatives Constituency: Okayama Prefecture 5 (Elected 6 times)

Education

1968	Graduated from Faculty of Law, Kyoto University

Career

Sep. 2005	Minister of State, Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission Minister of State for Disaster Management Minister of State for National Emergency Legislation
Sep. 2004	Minister of State, Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission Minister of State for Disaster Management Minister of State for National Emergency Legislation
Nov. 2003	Returned to the House of Representatives (5th term)
Oct. 2002	Chairman, Standing Committee on Economy, Trade and Industry, House of Representatives
May 2001	Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Monetary Affairs Agency
Jul. 2000	Senior Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance
Jun. 2000	Returned to the House of Representatives (4th term)
Jun. 1999	Chairman, LDPL s Okayama Prefectural Federation
Jul. 1998	Deputy Secretary General, LDP
Nov. 1996	Director, Transportation Division, Policy Research Council, LDP
Oct. 1996	Returned to the House of Representatives (3rd term)
Aug. 1995	Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economic Planning
Jul. 1993	Returned to the House of Representatives (2nd term)
Feb. 1990	Elected to the House of Representatives
Nov. 1987	Director of Research Division, International Finance Bureau
Jun. 1986	Director, Direct Tax Department, Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau
Jul. 1978	Secretary to Labour Minister
Apr. 1968	Joined the Ministry of Finance (MOF)