Born:
November 30, 1964, Kumamoto Prefecture
Education:
1983 Kumamoto Prefectural Kumamoto Technical High School
1984 Kumamoto Prefectural Industrial Development
Youth Corps Training School
Career:
1991 Member, Kumamoto City Assembly (2 consecutive terms)
1997 Member, Kumamoto Prefectural Assembly (5 consecutive
terms)
2011 Chairman, Kumamoto Prefectural Assembly
2013 first elected to the House of Councillors
(Major post in the House of Councillors)
2021 Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense
(Major post in the Government)
2016 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health,
Labour and Welfare
(as of May 11,2023)