Born:
October 20, 1958, Tokyo
Education:
1981 Waseda University, School of Political Science
and Economics
Career:
1986 graduated from The Matsushita Institute of
Government and Management
Secretary to a Member of the House of Councillors
1993 Member, House of Representatives (4 terms)
2007 first elected to the House of Councillors
(Major posts in the House of Councillors)
2013 Chairman, Committee on Fundamental National
Policies
2018 Chairman, Committee on Land and Transport
(Major posts in the Government)
2009 Senior Vice-Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
2010 Senior Vice-Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
2011 Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
2012 Minister of the Environment
Minister of the Restoration from and Prevention
of Nuclear Accident
Minster of State for the Nuclear Emergency
Preparedness
(Major posts in a political parties)
2016 Vice-President, The Democratic Party
2019 Chair, The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
Caucus in the House of Councillors
(as of July 30,2020)