In 1227 he became Udaijin (Minister of the Right) and in 1231 Sadaijin (Minister of the Left), in the same year he inherited Kanpaku, Ujichoja (chief adviser to the Emperor, chieftain of the family) from his father, but the real power was wielded by his father Michiie.
1227年（安貞元年）右大臣、1231年（寛喜3年）左大臣となり、同じ年父から関白・氏長者を譲られたが、実権は父道家に握られていた。