Born:
December 7, 1957, Tochigi Prefecture
Education:
1981 Meiji University, School of Law
Career:
1981 Secretary to a Member of the House of Councillors
1996 Member, Tochigi Prefectural Assembly
1998 Mayor, Takanezawa Town (4 consecutive terms)
2013 first elected to the House of Councillors
(Major post in the Government)
2017 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism
(as of July 30,2020)