In 1225, he was raised to the peerage for the first time one year earlier than his younger brother Kinsuke, and after holding the positions such as Jiju (Chamberlain), Tanba no Gon no suke (Provisional Assistant Governor of Tanba Province), Ukone no shosho (Minor Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards), Harima no suke (Assistant Governor of Harima Province) and Ukone no Gon no chujo (Provisional Middle Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards), in 1236, he was appointed as Jusanmi (Junior Third Rank) to rank with a Kugyo, and his younger brother also became a Kugyo in the same year.
弟公相より一年早い元仁2年（1225年）に叙爵し、侍従・丹波権介・右近衛少将・播磨介・右近衛権中将などを経て、嘉禎2年（1236年）に従三位となり公卿に列したが、弟も同年に公卿となっている。