Born:
December 17, 1955, Hyogo Prefecture
Education:
1979 Kwansei Gakuin University, School of Law and Politics
Career:
1979 joined All Nippon Airways (ANA)
1983 Member, Hyogo Prefectural Assembly (6 consecutive
terms)
1996 Vice-Chairman, Hyogo Prefectural Assembly
2004 first elected to the House of Councillors
(Major posts in the House of Councillors)
2010 Chairman, Committee on Oversight of Administration
2013 Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense
2018 Chairman, Committee on Rules and Administration
2019 Chairman, Special Committee for
Drafting a Celebratory Message
2022 Chairman, Committee on Budget
(Major posts in the Government)
2008 Parliamentary Secretary of Finance
2016 State Minister of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism
State Minister of Cabinet Office
State Minister for Reconstruction
2021 Minister of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology
(as of May 11,2023)