Education : University of Tokyo (Faculty of Law)

Career :
1958.4
Entered the Agency of Home Affairs

1985.4
Deputy Governor of Okayama Prefecture

1989.7
Elected to the House of Councilors

1993.12
Parliamentary Vice Minister of Finance

1995
Chairman, Standing Committee on Budget

1996.11
Chairman, Home Affairs Division(LDP)

1997.7
Senior Vice Chairman, Diet Affairs Committee, the LDP Members of the House of Councilors

1998.8
Chairman, Diet Affairs Committee, the LDP Members of the House of Councilors

2000.12
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications,Minister of Home Affairs,
Director-General of the Management and Coordination Agency

2001.1
Minister for Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications (Present)