Date of Birth: Jan. 25,1958
Birth Place: Kagawa Prefecture
Political Party: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
Member of the House of Representatives (Elected 7 times)
Constituency: Kagawa 1st district
Education
- Mar.1980 Graduated from Sophia University Faculty of Foreign Studies
- Mar.1976 Graduated from Takamatsu Daiichi High School
Career
- Oct. 2018 Minister in charge of Information Technology Policy
- Minister of State for “Cool Japan” Strategy
- Minister of State for the Intellectual Property Strategy
- Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
- Minister of State for Space Policy
- Aug.2017 Chairperson, Public Relations Headquarters, LDP
- Aug.2016 Director-General, Information Research Bureau, LDP
- Sep.2015 Acting Chairperson, Public Relations Headquarters, LDP
- Dec.2014 Elected to the House of Representatives (47th General Election) (6th term)
- Oct.2013 Chairperson, Special Mission Committee on IT Strategy, LDP (Reappointed)
- Dec.2012 Chairperson, Committee on Cabinet
- Dec.2012 Elected to the House of Representatives (46th General Election) (5th term)
- Oct.2012 Deputy Chairperson, Policy Research Council, LDP
- Oct.2011 Director, Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications Division, LDP (Shadow Cabinet Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications)
- Sep.2010 Director, Internet Media Division, LDP
- Sep.2009 Director, Publicity and Strategies Division, LDPChairperson, Special Mission Committee on IT Strategy, LDP
- Aug.2009 Elected to the House of Representatives (45th General Election) (4th term)
- Aug.2008 Deputy Chairperson, Policy Research Council, LDP
- Sep.2007 State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Fukuda Cabinet) (Reappointed)
- Aug.2007 State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (First Abe Cabinet (Reshuffled))
- Oct.2006 Director, Economy, Trade and Industry Division, LDP
