- Political Party: Liberal Democratic Party
- Member of the House of Representatives (Elected 6 times)
- Constituency: Fukuoka 11th District

- September 2020 Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
- September 2019 Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission / Minister in charge of Administrative Reform / Minister in charge of Civil Service Reform / Minister in charge of Building National Resilience / Minister of State for Disaster Management (the Second Reshuffled Fourth Abe Cabinet)
- November 2018 Acting Chairperson, Research Commission on National Security, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
- September 2017 Vice-Chairperson, Headquarters for North Korea’s Nuclear Tests and Missiles, LDP
- October 2016 Chief Vice-Chairperson, Headquarters for Overcoming Population Decline and Regional Revitalization, LDP
- September 2016 Director, Committee on Audit and Oversight of Administration, House of Representatives
- August 2016 Special Advisor to Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General, LDP
- March 2016 Secretary-General, Federation of Diet Members for Promoting the Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan
- November 2015 Secretary-General, Research Commission for the Establishment of Sports Oriented Nation, LDP
- September 2014 Director, Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives
- September 2013 Deputy State Minister of Defense (the Second Abe Cabinet)
- December 2012 Chairman, Committee on Security, House of Representatives
- October 2012 Director, National Defense Division, LDP
- January 2011 Chairperson, Federation of Fukuoka Prefecture LDP Branches
- September 2010 Director, Public Speeches Division, LDP