He served as a politician in the Kizokuin (House of Peers) on the recommendation of SAIONJI (Kinmochi), and inherited SAIONJI's passion, which was to ensure the management and growth of Ritsumeikan University.
西園寺の取り立てで貴族院議員として活躍する一方、西園寺の意思を引き継いで発展した立命館大学の運営にも尽力。