Born:
January 6, 1954, Toyama Prefecture
Education:
1976 Hitotsubashi University, Faculty of Economics
Career:
1976 joined Ministry of International Trade and Industry
2001 Director General,
Hokkaido Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry
2003 Governor, Hokkaido (4 consecutive terms)
2019 elected to the House of Councillors
(Major posts in the Government)
2021 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and Technology
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction
(as of May 11,2023)