Born on January 1, 1960 in Shimada City (formerly Kanaya Town), Shizuoka Prefecture. 1981 Waseda University Faculty of Law
〇TV Shizuoka News Department Reporter/Desk
〇Elected as Shizuoka Prefectural Assembly member in 1995, elected for third consecutive term
〇Elected as leader of the House of Councilors in July 2007. Member of the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Committee, Member of the Finance and Finance Committee, Member of the Settlement Committee, Member of the Budget Committee, Chairman of the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Committee, Director of the Economy, Trade and Industry Committee, Chairman of the Disaster Countermeasures Special Committee, Chairman of the House Management Committee
〇 Served as Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's Fisheries Subcommittee, Deputy Director of the Information Investigation Committee, Political Officer of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Deputy Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
〇Currently appointed Minister of Reconstruction, Commissioner of Economy, Trade and Industry
〇Book: “Why was the referendum rejected?” (Gyosei)
(Appointed on December 18, 2020)