After experiencing jiju (a chamberlain), Sakone no shosho (Minor Captain of the Left Division of Inner Palace Guards), Ukone no chujo (Middle Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards), Toka no sechie Geben (a kugyo who supervised many matters outside Jomei Gate at Toka no sechie, an Imperial Court ceremony), Gon Chunagon, Gon Dainagon (provisional chief councilor of state), Ukone no daisho (Major Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards), Jingutenso (shrine messenger to Emperor), Toka no sechie Naiben (a kugyo who supervised inside Jomei gate at Toka no sechie, an Imperial Court ceremony) and other positions, he became Naidaijin in 1661.
官職も侍従・左近衛少将・右近衛中将・踏歌節会外弁・権中納言・権大納言・右近衛大将・神宮伝奏・踏歌節会内弁などを歴任して、寛文元年（1661年）内大臣となった。