He successively held various posts such as Sahyoe no gon no suke (Provisional Assistant Master of the Left Military Guard), Sangi (councillor), Toka no sechie Geben (a kugyo who supervised many matters outside Jomei Gate at Toka no sechie [Imperial Court Ceremony]), and Gon Chunagon (a provisional vice-councilor of state), then he served as Gon Dainagon (provisional major counselor) in 1731.
左兵衛権佐、参議、歌踏節会外弁、権中納言などを歴任し、享保16年（1731年）に権大納言となった。