Born:
 May 20, 1967, Toyama Prefecture
 
Education:
 1992 Keio University, Faculty of Business and Commerce
 
Career:
 1992 joined Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. (real-estate developer)
 1999 Member, Toyama Prefectural Assembly
 2001 first elected to the House of Councillors
 
(Major post in the House of Councillors)
 2011 Chairman, Committee on Education, Culture and Science
  
(Major posts in the Government)
 2005 Parliamentary Secretary of Finance
 2013 Senior Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure,
    Transport and Tourism
 2016 Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
 2020 Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

(as of May 11,2023)