Born:
November 28, 1945, Gumma Prefecture
Education:
1968 Keio University, Faculty of Business and Commerce
Career:
1968 joined Asahi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
1983 Secretary to Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone
1986 first elected to the House of Councillors (7 terms)
(Major posts in the House of Councillors and etc.)
1993 Chairman, Committee on Commerce and Industry
1997 Chairman, Committee on Rules and Administration
1998 Chairman, Special Committee on Managing Debts of
Japan National Railway Settlement Corporation and
Reform of National Forestry Services
2001 Chairman, Deliberative Council on Political Ethics
2002 President, Judge Impeachment Court
2004 Chairman, Committee on Budget
2006 Chairman, Special Committee on Basic Law on Education
2007 Chairman, Committee on Discipline
2014 Chairman, Special Committee on North Korean
Abduction Issue and Related Matters
2016 Chairman, Board of Oversight and Review of
Specially Designated Secrets
2022 Chairman, Commission on the Constitution
(Major posts in the Government)
1990 Parliamentary Vice-Minister, Ministry of International
Trade and Industry
1999 Minister of Education, Science, Sports and Culture
Director General of Science and Technology Agency
2000 Special Advisor to the Prime Minister
2008 Minister for Foreign Affairs
(Major posts in a political party)
1991 Chairman, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Policy Board
in the House of Councillors
2009 Chairman, Party Ethics Committee, LDP
2010 Chairman, General Assembly of LDP Members in
the House of Councillors
2013 Chairman, Party Ethics Committee, LDP
Chairman, Research Commission for Promotion of
Healthy Development of Youths, LDP
(as of May 11,2023)