In 1528, he became Naidaijin (minister of the center) and in 1533, he became Kanpaku Toshi choja (Chief Advisor to the Emperor and the head of the Fujiwara clan) at the age of 27.
享禄元年（1528年）内大臣となり、天文(元号)2年（1533年）27歳で関白藤氏長者となった。