Born:
May 8, 1944, Nagasaki Prefecture
Education:
1968 Keio University, Faculty of Letters
Career:
1968 joined Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.
1969 joined Kanei Bussan Co., Ltd.
1975 Member, Nagasaki Prefectural Assembly (3
consecutive terms)
1983 Member, House of Representatives (5 consecutive
terms)
1993 Chairman, Special Committee on Coal Problems,
House of Representatives
1994 Chairman, Committee on Judicial Affairs, House of
Representatives
1998 Governor, Nagasaki Prefecture (3 consecutive terms)
2010 first elected to the House of Councillors
(Major posts in the House of Councillors)
2012 Chairman, Committee on Audit
2015 Chairman, Board of Oversight and Review of
Specially Designated Secrets
2016 Chairman, Research Committee on Natural Resources
and Energy
2017 Chairman, Committee on Budget
(Major post in the Government)
1990 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Construction
(as of July 30,2020)