Member of the House of Councillors (Tochigi Electoral District - 2nd term)
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Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Member of the House of Councillors (Tochigi Electoral District - 2nd term) |
| 1946 November 6 | Born in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture (55 years old) |
| 1970 March | Graduated from the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Keio University |
| 1970 April | Jointed Sankyo Bussan Co., Ltd. |
| 1983 | Elected for the first time to the Tochigi Prefectural Assembly (subsequently elected on three successive occasions) |
| 1992 July | Elected for the first time to the House of Councillors in the 16th election for the House of Councillors (Tochigi Electoral District) |
| 1994 June | Vice-chairman, Foreign Affairs Division, LDP |
| 1995 August | Parliamentary Vice Minister of Defense Agency (Reshuffled Murayama Cabinet) |
| 1996 January | Vice-chairman, Foreign Affairs Division, LDP |
| 1997 September | State Secretary for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Second Reshuffled Hashimoto Cabinet) |
| 1999 August | Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense, House of Councillors |
| 2000 September | Chief Deputy Chairman, Diet Affairs Committee, LDP Director, Committee on Fundamental National Policies, House of Councillors |
| 2002 October 2 | Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
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