Born:
 June 9, 1962, Ishikawa Prefecture
 
Education:
 1986 University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters
 1989 University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law
 
Career:
 1989 joined The Hokkoku Shimbun (local newspaper)
 2002 Member, Ishikawa Prefectural Assembly
 2004 first elected to the House of Councillors
 
(Major post in the House of Councillors)
 2011 Chairman, Committee on Land and Transport
 
(Major posts in the Government)
 2008 Parliamentary Secretary of Land, Infrastructure,
    Transport and Tourism
 2015 State Minister of Finance
 2019 Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary

(as of July 30,2020)