Born:
February 22, 1947, Tokyo
Education:
1969 University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law
Career:
1969 joined Ministry of Finance
1998 Director General, Financial Bureau, Ministry of
Finance
2001 Director General, Environmental Policy Bureau,
Ministry of the Environment
2002 Administrative Vice-Minister of the Environment
2004 first elected to the House of Councillors
(Major posts in the House of Councillors)
2008 Chairman, Committee on Education, Culture and
Science
2010 Chairman, Special Committee on Okinawa and
Northern Problems
2013 Chairman, Special Committee on National Security
2014 Chairman, Committee on Rules and Administration
2018 Chairman, Committee on Oversight of Administration
2019 Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense
2019 Chairman, Committee on Audit
(Major posts in the Government)
2017 Minister of the Environment
Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness
(as of July 30,2020)