Date of birth: October 7, 1955 Place of birth: Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture

Educational background

Mar. 1978	Graduated from Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo
1983	Completed Master's Degree at John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Career

1978-1992	Marubeni Corporation Political Journalist of the Yomiuri Shimbun Management Consultant, Mckinsey&Company
Jul. 1993	Elected to the House of Representatives（Tochigi Prefecture 5th district） (elected 7 times consecutively)
Oct. 1999	Vice-Minister for International Trade and Industry
Oct. 2002	Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs
Sep. 2003	Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs, Science and Technology Policy, and Information Technology
Sep. 2007	Chairman, Committee on Health, Labour and Welfare House of Representatives
Aug. 2008	Minister of State for Financial Services and Administrative Reform
Sep. 2010	Chairman, Public Relations Headquarters, Liberal Democratic Party
Sep. 2011	Chairman, Policy Research Council, Liberal Democratic Party
Dec. 2012	Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry