Born:
May 20, 1954, Hyogo Prefecture
Education:
1977 Kyoto University, Faculty of Engineering
1979 Kyoto University, Graduate School of Engineering
Career:
1979 joined Ministry of Construction (now Ministry of Land,
Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT))
2002 Counsellor (in charge of national security and emergency
legislation), Cabinet Secretariat
2003 Director General, Planning Department,
Kinki Regional Development Bureau, MLIT
2006 Director, River Planning Division, River Bureau, MLIT
2009 Director General, Shikoku Regional Development Bureau,
MLIT
2011 Director General, Chubu Regional Development Bureau,
MLIT
2012 Director General, Water and Disaster Management
Bureau, MLIT
2013 Vice-Minister for Engineering Affairs, MLIT
2016 first elected to the House of Councillors
(as of May 11,2023)