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| 1954 |
Born |
| 1977 |
Graduated from the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Seikei University |
| 1979 |
Entered Kobe Steel, Ltd. |
| 1982 |
Executive Assistant to the Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 1993 |
Elected for the first time to the House of Representatives |
| 1999 |
Director of the Committee on Health and Welfare, House of Representatives |
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Director of the Social Affairs Division, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) |
| 2000 |
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary, Second Mori Cabinet |
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Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary, Reshuffled Second Mori Cabinet |
| 2001 |
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary, Reshuffled Second Mori Cabinet |
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Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary, First Koizumi Cabinet |
| 2002 |
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary, Reshuffled First Koizumi Cabinet |
| 2003 |
Secretary General, LDP |
| 2004 |
Acting Secretary General and Chairman of Reform Promotion Headquarters, LDP |
| 2005 |
Chief Cabinet Secretary, Reshuffled Third Koizumi Cabinet |
| 2006 |
90th Prime Minister of Japan |
