Born:
January 1, 1959, Shizuoka Prefecture
Education:
1982 Waseda University, School of Law
Career:
1982 joined Shizuoka Telecasting Co., Ltd.
1995 Member, Shizuoka Prefectural Assembly (3consecutive
terms)
2007 first elected to the House of Councillors
(Major posts in the House of Councillors)
2010 Chairman, Committee on Land and Transport
2012 Chairman, Special Committee on Disasters
(Major posts in the Government)
2013 Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs
2017 State Minister of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism
2019 State Minister of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism
State Minister of Cabinet Office
State Minister for Reconstruction
(as of May 11,2023)