Born:
 December 17, 1955, Hyogo Prefecture
 
Education:
 1979 Kwansei Gakuin University, School of Law and Politics
 
Career:
 1979 joined All Nippon Airways (ANA)
 1983 Member, Hyogo Prefectural Assembly (6 consecutive
    terms)
 1996 Vice-Chairman, Hyogo Prefectural Assembly
 2004 first elected to the House of Councillors
 
(Major posts in the House of Councillors)
 2010 Chairman, Committee on Oversight of Administration
 2013 Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense
 2018 Chairman, Committee on Rules and Administration
 2019 Chairman, Special Committee for
    Drafting a Celebratory Message
 2022 Chairman, Committee on Budget
 
(Major posts in the Government)
 2008 Parliamentary Secretary of Finance
 2016 State Minister of Land, Infrastructure,
    Transport and Tourism
    State Minister of Cabinet Office
    State Minister for Reconstruction
 2021 Minister of Education, Culture, Sports,
    Science and Technology

(as of May 11,2023)