Born:
 May 20, 1954, Hyogo Prefecture
 
Education:
 1977 Kyoto University, Faculty of Engineering
 1979 Kyoto University, Graduate School of Engineering
 
Career:
 1979 joined Ministry of Construction (now Ministry of Land,
    Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT))
 2002 Counsellor (in charge of national security and emergency
    legislation), Cabinet Secretariat
 2003 Director General, Planning Department,
    Kinki Regional Development Bureau, MLIT
 2006 Director, River Planning Division, River Bureau, MLIT
 2009 Director General, Shikoku Regional Development Bureau,
    MLIT
 2011 Director General, Chubu Regional Development Bureau,
    MLIT
 2012 Director General, Water and Disaster Management
    Bureau, MLIT
 2013 Vice-Minister for Engineering Affairs, MLIT
 2016 first elected to the House of Councillors

(as of May 11,2023)