Takuya Hirai Explained

Takuya Hirai
Birth Place:Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan
Birth Date:25 January 1958
Party:LDP
Otherparty:NFP (1996–1997)
Independent (1997–2000)
Relatives:Tarō Hirai (grandfather)
Takushi Hirai (father)
Office1:Minister for Digital Transformation
Termstart1:1 September 2021
Termend1:4 October 2021
Predecessor1:Office Established
Successor1:Karen Makishima
Primeminister1:Yoshihide Suga
Office2:Member of the House of Representatives
Termstart2:25 June 2000
Constituency2:Kagawa 1st (2000–2009; 2012–2021)
Shikoku PR (2009–2012; 2021–present)
Predecessor2:Takao Fujimoto

Takuya Hirai is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Takamatsu, Kagawa and graduate of Sophia University he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 as a member of the New Frontier Party after running unsuccessfully as an independent in 1996. He later joined LDP.

On September 1, 2021, he became the Digital Minister, who has jurisdiction over the Digital Agency.[1]

Prior to entering politics, he was the president of Nishinippon Broadcasting, which is owned by him and his family.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Japan launches state agency to accelerate digitization . . 2021-09-01. 2021-09-01.