In 1020, he was promoted to Dainagon, as the only person who attained this post among Shinagon, and the next year, when FUJIWARA Sanesuke was appointed to Udaijin (Minister of the Right), he was the only Dainagon with the senior rank.
寛仁4年（1020年）に四納言中唯一の大納言に昇進し、その翌年に藤原実資が右大臣に転じた後は唯一の正官の大納言であった。