| 1936
| Jul. |
Born |
| 1955
| Mar. |
Graduated from Azabu High School |
| 1959
| Mar. |
Graduated from School of Political Science and Economics Waseda University
Entered a petroleum refining and marketing company |
| 1962
| Mar. |
Resided in the United States for two years |
| 1976
| Nov. |
Left the company and became a secretary of the House of Representatives member |
| 1977
| Dec. |
Prime Minister's Chief Secretary
(until Dec. 1978) |
| 1990
| Feb. |
Elected to the House of Representatives |
| 1992
| Jun. |
Director of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, HR (until Oct. 1999) |
| 1995
| Aug. |
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (until Jan. 1996) |
|
| Nov. |
Director of Foreign Affairs Division, LDP |
| 1997
| Sep. |
Deputy Secretary General, LDP |
| 2000
| Jul. |
Deputy Chairman, Policy Research Council, LDP |
|
| Oct. |
Chief Cabinet Secretary
(The 1st Mori Cabinet) |
|
| Dec. |
Chief Cabinet Secretary
(The 2nd Mori Cabinet) |
| 2001
| Jan. |
Chief Cabinet Secretary
(After the Central Government Reform)
Minister of State for Gender Equality |
|
| Apr. |
Chief Cabinet Secretary
(The 1st Koizumi Cabinet)
Minister of State for Gender Equality |
| 2002
| Sep. |
Chief Cabinet Secretary
(The 1st Koizumi Cabinet / 1st Reshuffled)
Minister of State for Gender Equality |
| 2003
| Sep. |
Chief Cabinet Secretary
(The 1st Koizumi Cabinet / 2nd Reshuffled)
Minister of State for Gender Equality |
|
| Nov. |
Chief Cabinet Secretary
(The 2nd Koizumi Cabinet)
Minister of State for Gender Equality
(until May 7, 2004) |
| 2005
| Jan. |
Chairman of the Drafting Committee of New Constitution and the Small Committee on Security and Emergency, LDP |
|
| Sep. |
Director of the Special Committee for Research on the Constitution of Japan |
|
| Dec. |
Chairman of the Research Commission on Housing and Land Policy, LDP |
| 2006
| Oct. |
Member of the General Council, LDP |
| 2007
| Sep. |
91st Prime Minister of Japan |
