State Minister of the Environment

Education

1988

Graduated from Waseda University (Bachelor of Law)

Career

1988

Joined DENTSU INC.

1994

Left from DENTSU INC.

1999

Elected to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly for the first time

2003

Elected to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly for the second consecutive terms

2005

Elected to the House of Representative (HOR) for the first time (44^th Election)

2012

Elected to the HOR (46^th Election)

2014

Elected to the HOR (47^th Election)

2016

State Minister of the Environment (Abe Cabinet)
State Minister of Cabinet Office (Nuclear Emergency Preparedness) (Abe Cabinet)

2017

State Minister of the Environment (Abe Cabinet)
State Minister of Cabinet Office (Nuclear Emergency Preparedness) (Abe Cabinet)
Elected to the HOR (48^th Election)
State Minister of the Environment (The Fourth Abe Cabinet)
State Minister of Cabinet Office (Nuclear Emergency Preparedness) (The Fourth Abe Cabinet)

Hobbies

Traveling, Appreciating paintings and Watching movies

Family

Wife

Education

1988

Graduated from Showa University, School of Medicine (Obtained Pharmacist license)

1993

Graduated from Waseda Business School

Career

1985

Joined Shiseido Company, Limited

1999

Left Shiseido Company, Limited
Elected to Member of the Suginami City Assembly for the first time

2003

Elected to Member of the Suginami City Assembly (2^nd time)

2005

Elected to the House of Representatives（HR) for the first time(Osaka 7)

2009

The top losing candidate of the HR election(Osaka 7)

2012

Elected to the HR (2^nd time, Osaka 7)
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare

2014

Elected to the HR (3^rd time, Osaka 7)

2015

State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare

2016

Director, Committee on Health, Labour and Welfare, HR

2017

State Minister of the Environment, MOE(The Third Reshuffled Third Abe Cabinet)
Elected to the HR (4th time, Osaka 7)
State Minister of the Environment, MOE(The Fourth Abe Cabinet)