State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
Date of Birth: April 10, 1957
Place of Birth: Aichi Prefecture
Constituency: Tokai Bloc (proportional representation)
Career
- Oct. 2025 State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare (Takaichi Cabinet)
- Dec. 2024 Director, Committee on Health, Labour and Welfare, the House of Representatives (HR)
- Nov. 2024 Director, Health, Labour and Welfare Division, Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
- Oct. 2024 Elected to the HR (50th General Election)
- Oct. 2023 Chair, Committee on Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, HR
- Oct. 2022 Director, Committee on Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, HR
- Nov. 2021
Acting Director, Newspaper and Publications Division, LDP
Chairperson, Committee on Organizations Involved with Health and Welfare, LDP
Director, Committee on Economy, Trade and Industry, HR - Oct. 2021 Elected to the HR (49th General Election)
- Sept. 2020
State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (Suga Cabinet)
State Minister of the Cabinet Office - Oct. 2019 Acting Director, Agriculture and Forestry Division, LDP
- Nov. 2018 Director, Committee on Cabinet, HR
- Nov. 2017
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Cabinet Office (the Fourth Abe Cabinet)
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction - Oct. 2017 Elected to the HR (48th General Election)
- Mar. 2017
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Cabinet Office (the Third Abe Cabinet)
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction - Sept. 2016 Deputy Director, Internal Affairs and Communications Division, LDP
- Nov. 2015 Deputy Director-General, International Bureau, LDP
- Dec. 2014 Elected to the HR (47th General Election)
- Sept. 2014 Deputy Director, Land, Infrastructure and Transport Division, LDP
- Jan. 2013 Deputy Director, Newspaper and Publications Division, LDP
- Dec. 2012 Elected to the HR (46th General Election)
- May 1994 Elected to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly for the first time (re-elected for five consecutive terms)
- Aug. 1989 Secretary to the Prime Minister (Researcher of the Cabinet Secretariat)
- Mar. 1980 Secretary to KAIFU Toshiki, a member of the HR
- Mar. 1980 Graduated from College of Economics, Aoyama Gakuin University
