April 20, 1966 | Born |
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1985 | Graduated from Northview High School in Indiana (USA) |
1986 | Graduated from Tennoji High School Attached to Osaka Kyoiku University |
1990 | Graduated from Faculty of Law, University of Kobe |
1990 | Joined Sumitomo Bank, Ltd. (currently Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation) |
1995 | Assigned to the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (currently the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) |
2006 | Joined SG Private Banking (Japan), Ltd. (currently SMBC Trust Bank Ltd.) Engaged in volunteer activities for children in Ashiya City and Nishinomiya City |
2010 | President, Kiwanis Club of Ashiya |
2011 | Leader, Branch of the Liberal Democratic Party in Hyogo 7th Electoral District |
December 2012 | Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time (46th General Election, Hyogo 7th Electoral District) |
December 2014 | Reelected to the House of Representatives (47th General Election, second term) |
October 2017 | Reelected to the House of Representatives (48th General Election, third term) |
October 2018 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (Reshuffled Forth Abe Cabinet) |
October 2021 | Deputy Chairperson, Diet Affairs Committee, Liberal Democratic Party |
October 2021 | Reelected to the House of Representatives (49th General Election, fourth term) |
August 2022 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs (Reshuffled Second Kishida Cabinet) |
Family: Wife and two children
Hobbies: Travel, cycling, ground golf