Entering the Diet for the first time after winning a seat in the House of Representatives (December 1972) Delivering a press conference after being appointed to his first cabinet post, Minister of Health and Welfare (December 1988) Giving blood when Minister of Health and Welfare to publicize the importance of blood donations (February 1989) Delivering the Prime Minister's policy speech in the Diet (February 2002)

1960 Graduated from Yokosuka High School 1967 Graduated from the Faculty of Economics, Keio University 1970 Secretary to Takeo Fukuda, Member of the House of Representatives 1972 Elected as Member of the House of Representatives (thereafter reelected in eleven consecutive elections) 1979 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance 1980 Chairman of Finance Committee, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) 1983 Deputy Secretary General, LDP 1986 Chairman, Committee on Finance, the House of Representatives 1987 Chief Deputy Chairman, Diet Affairs Committee, LDP 1988 Minister of Health and Welfare (Reshuffled Takeshita Cabinet) 1989 Minister of Health and Welfare (Uno Cabinet) Chairman, National Organization Committee, LDP Chairman, Research Commission on Fundamental Policies for Medical Care, LDP 1991 Chief Deputy Secretary-General, LDP 1992 Minister of Posts and Telecommunications (Reshuffled Miyazawa Cabinet) 1996 Minister of Health and Welfare (Second Hashimoto Cabinet) 1997 Minister of Health and Welfare (Second Reshuffled Hashimoto Cabinet) Ran for President of LDP in 1995 and 1998 2001 President of LDP Prime Minister 2003 President of LDP Prime Minister 2005 President of LDP Prime Minister Publications Yuseisho kaitai ron (Reasons to Reassemble the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications) Kanryo okoku kaitai ron (Reasons to Reassemble the Bureaucracy Kingdom) Koizumi Junichro no boron, seiron (Reality in What They Call Unrealistic Debate by Junichiro Koizumi) Yusei min-eika ron (Reasons to Privatize Posts and Telecommunications Service)