Date of birth: October 7, 1955
Birth Place:Tochigi Prefecture
Politiacl Party: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
Member of the House of Representatives (Elected 9 times)
Constituency: Tochigi 5 District
| June 1983 | Completed Master's Degree at John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University |
| March 1978 | Graduated from Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo |
| October 2018 | Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister in charge of Social Security Reform Minister in charge of TPP and Japan-U.S. Trade Negotiations |
| August 2017 | Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister for Human Resources Development Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization |
| August 2016 | Chairman, Policy Council, Liberal Democratic Party |
| September 2014 | Chairman, Election Committee, Liberal Democratic Party |
| December 2012 | Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (2nd Abe Cabinet) |
| September 2011 | Chairman, Policy Council, Liberal Democratic Party |
| September 2010 | Chairman, Public Relations Headquarters, Liberal Democratic Party |
| August 2008 | Minister of State for Financial Services and Administrative Reform (Fukuda Cabinet) |
| September 2007 | Chairman, Committee on Health, Labour and Welfare, House of Representatives |
| September 2003 | Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs, Science and Technology Policy, and Information Technology (1st Koizumi Cabinet ) |
| October 2002 | Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (1st Koizumi Cabinet (1st Reshuffled)) |
| October 1999 | Vice-Minister for International Trade and Industry (Obuchi Cabinet(2nd Reshuffled)) |
| July 1993 | Elected to the House of Representatives (Tochigi Prefecture 5th district) (elected 8 times consecutively) |
| 1978-1992 | Marubeni Corporation Political Journalist of the Yomiuri Shimbun Management Consultant, Mckinsey & Company |
