Born:
December 21, 1960, Hyogo Prefecture
Education:
1983 Kobe University, Faculty of Economics
Career:
1983 joined The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
1997 Secretary General,
The Kansai Electricpower Workers Union Headquarters
1999 Secretary General, The Federation of Electric Power
Related Industry Worker's Unions of Japan
2005 Acting Chairman, The Federation of Electric Power
Related Industry Worker's Unions of Japan
2008 Executive Advisor, Labour Insurance Appeal Committee,
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
2013 first elected to the House of Councillors
2019 second elected to the House of Councillors
(Major post in the House of Councillors)
2018 Chairman, Committee on Economy and Industry
(as of May 11,2023)