He became Udaijin (minister of the right) at the young age of 23, and in 1330, he became Kanpaku and the head of the Fujiwara family under Emperor Godaigo.
23歳の若さで右大臣となり、元徳2年（1330年）、後醍醐天皇のもとで関白と藤氏長者を兼ねた。