After experience as Bizen gon no kami (provincial governor of Bizen Province), Mimasaka gon no kami (provincial governor of Mimasaka Province), Gon Chunagon (provisional vice-councilor of state) and Chunagon later, he had served as Dainagon until 1167 since his appointment in 1161.
その後、備前権守・美作権守・権中納言・中納言を経て、応保元年（1161年）大納言に任じられ、仁安(日本)2年（1167年）まで務めた。