Born:
July 4, 1965, Nagano Prefecture
Education:
Waseda University, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Career:
1988 joined Tokyo Metropolitan Committee,
Democratic Youth League of Japan
1995 joined Secretariat of Group of Diet Members of
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)
1997 Secretary to a Member of the House of Representatives
2002 Secretary to a Member of the House of Councillors
2007 Vice-Chairperson, Tokyo Metropolitan Committee, JCP
2010 first elected to the House of Councillors
(Major posts in a political party)
2016 Vice-Chairperson of the Executive Committee, JCP
2020 Policy Commission Chair, JCP
(as of May 11,2023)