He held the following posts: (the eighth) Governor of Tokyo, a member of the House of Peers (of Japan), (the sixth) Minister of Justice, (the sixth, seventh and eleventh) Minister of Education, (the twelfth, sixteenth and twenty third) Minister of Home Affairs, (the ninth and twelfth) Minister of Communication, and (the fourth) Vice Chairman of the Privy Council.
東京都知事一覧（第8代）、貴族院(日本)、司法大臣（第6代）、文部大臣（第6代、第7代、第11代）、内務大臣（第12代、第16代、第23代）、逓信大臣（第9代、第12代）、枢密院副議長（第4代）を務めた。