1972, graduate, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Keio University. 1974, Secretary to Masao Amari, Member, House of Representatives; 1983, Member, House of Representatives (HR), re-elected seven times; 1989, Parliamentary Vice-Minister, International Trade and Industry; 1993, Director, International Trade and Industry Division, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP); 1995, Chairman, Committee on Commerce and Industry, HR; 1998, Minister of Labour; 2000, Chairman, Finance Committee, LDP; 2000, Chairman, Research Commission on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, LDP; 2004, Chairman, Committee on Budget, HR; 2005, Acting Chairman, Policy Research Council, LDP; 2006, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry; 2008, Minister for Regulatory Reform; 2012, Chairman, Policy Research Council (LDP). Since 2012, Minister for Economic Revitalization and Minister for Economic and Fiscal Policy.

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