Born:
May 20, 1967, Nara Prefecture
Education:
1990 The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Medicine
Career:
joined St. Luke's International Hospital and
Tokyo Musashino Hospital as a Nurse
Secretary to a Member of the House of Representatives
1995 joined Japanese Nursing Association
1998 Director, Policy Planning Division,
Japanese Nursing Association
2002 Standing Officer, Japan Nursing Federation
2005 Secretary General, Japan Nursing Federation
2013 first elected to the House of Councillors
(Major posts in the House of Councillors)
2016 Chairman, Special Committee on Okinawa and
Northern Problems
2018 Chairman, Committee on Health, Welfare and Labour
(as of May 11,2023)