After serving as Ukon no shosho (minor captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards), Sanuki no kuni gon no suke (vice governor of Sanuki Province), Bicchu no kuni gon no suke (vice governor of Bicchu Province), Togubo gon no suke (monk official and vice governor of Togubo (Imperial Crown Prince's palace), Kurodo no to (chief of the Palace Officer), and others, he became Sangi (councilor) in 1157, and the next year he was ranked Jusanmi (Junior Third Rank).
侍従、右近少将、讃岐国権介、備中国権介、春宮坊権介、蔵人頭などを歴任し、保元2年（1157年）参議になり翌年従三位になった。