Minister of the Environment

Education

1969

Graduated from the University of Tokyo (Bachelor of Law)

Career

1969

Joined Ministry of Finance (MoF)

1974

District Director, Tokuyama Tax Office

1985

Assistant Regional Commissioner, First Large Enterprise Examination Department, Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau

1990

Director for the Education, Science and Technology, and Culture Budget, Budget Bureau, MoF

1991

Director of the Government Debt Division, Financial Bureau, MoF

1993

Director of the Planning and Administration Division, Financial Bureau, MoF

1994

Regional Commissioner, Fukuoka Regional Taxation Bureau

1995

Deputy Commissioner (Large Enterprise Examination and Criminal　Investigation), National Tax Agency

1996

Deputy Director-General of the Financial Bureau, MoF

1998

Director-General of the Financial Bureau, MoF

2001

Director General, Environmental Policy Bureau, Ministry of the Environment (MoE)

2002

Administrative Vice-Minister of the Environment, MoE

2004

Elected to the House of Councillors for the first time (Tokyo Metropolis)

2007

Director, Environment Division, LDP

2008

Chairman, Committee on Education, Culture and Science, the House of Councillors (HoC)

2010

Elected to the House of Councillors (2nd time, Tokyo Metropolis)

Chairman, Special Committee on Okinawa and Northern Problems, HoC

2011

Deputy Chairman, Policy Research Council, LDP

2013

Chairman, Special Committee on National Security, HoC

2014

Chairman, Committee on Rules and Administration, HoC

2015

Acting Chairman, General Council, LDP

2016

Elected to the House of Councillors (3rd time, Tokyo Metropolis)

Deputy Chairman, General Assembly of Party Members of HoC

2017

Minister of the Environment (Abe Cabinet)

Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness

Hobby

Painting (Oil Painting)

Family

Wife, two sons, three grandchildren