Graduated Chuo University

Joined Sumitomo Bank and assigned to US Economic Research Team in Research Department

Resigned Sumitomo Bank to become a secretary to Takechiyo Kimura,a Member of the House of Representatives

Elected as a Member of Prefectural Assembly of Kagawa
(from April 83 to June 86)

Elected for the first time as a Member of the House of Representatives at the 38th General Election

Elected as a Member of the House of Representatives for the second time
(the 39th General Election)

Director,Standing Committee on Education,House of Representatives

Member,Standing Committee on Rules and Administration(in charge of plenary proceedings),House of Representatives
(from Nov 91 to Aug92)

Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health and Welfare
(from Dec 92 to Aug 93)

Elected as a Member of the House of Representatives for the third time
(the 40th General Election)

Director,Standing Committee on Health and Welfare,House of Representatives
(from Aug 93 to September 96)

Deputy Secretary-General,LDP
(from Sep 95 to Oct 96)

Member,Special Committee on Securities and Finance Problems,House of Representatives

Elected as a Member of the House of Representatives for the fourth time
(the 41th General Election)

Chairman,Standing Committee on Communications,House of Representatives
(from Oct 96 to Sep 97)

Deputy Chairman,Policy Research Council,LDP
(from Sep 97 to Aug 98)

Chairman,Standing Committee on Health and Welfare,House of Representatives
(from Aug 98 to Oct 99)

Member, General Council,LDF
(from Oct 99 to June 2000)

Elected as a Member of the House of Representatives for the fifth time
(the 42nd General Election)

Chairman,Research Commission to Promote the Provision of Social Capital through Private Finance Initiative(PFI),LDF
(from Jul 00 to Oct 02)

Senior Director,Standing Committee on Audit and Oversight of Administration,House of Representatives
(from Jan 01 to Jan 02)

Member, Budget Standing Committee,House of Representatives
(from Jan to Oct 02)

Deputy Chairman,Policy Research Council,LDP
(from Jan to Oct 02)

Senior Vice-Minister of Health,Labor and Welfare
(from Oct 02 to Sep 03)

Chairman,Federation of Kagawa Prefecture LDP Branches
(from Jun 03 to May 04)

Chairman,Finance Committee,LDP
(from Nov 03 to Nov 05)

Chairman,Research Cimmission to Promote the Provision of Social Capital through PFI,LDF
(from Nov 03 to Nov 05)

Elected as a Member of the House of Representatives for the seventh time
(the 44th General Election)

Chairman,Public Relations Headquarters,LDP
(from Nov 05 to Sep 06)

Chairman,Special Committee on Disasters,House of Representatives(from Oct 06 to Sep 07)

Chairman,Finance Committee,LDP
Chairman,Research Commission on Welfare for Persons with Disabilities,LDP
Chairman,Special Committee on Foreign Workers,LDP