In 956, he was appointed to Gon Sachuben (Provisional Middle Controller of the left) and then after working as Udaiben (Major Controller of the right) and Sadaiben (major controller of the left) and appointed to Jusanmi (Junior Third Rank) Chunagon (vice-councilor of state) working as a benkan (officials of the dajokan), until he was ranked as a court noble for 13 years.
天暦10年（956年）に権左中弁に任じられ、以後右大弁・左大弁を経て安和元年（968年）に従三位中納言に任じられて公卿に列するまで13年にもわたって弁官を務めた。