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Takuya Hirai
Takuya Hirai
Digital Minister
	In office; 1 September 2021 – 4 October 2021
Prime Minister	Yoshihide Suga
Preceded by	Office Established
Succeeded by	Karen Makishima (as Minister for Digital)
Member of the House of Representatives
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 30 August 2009 - 16 November 2012; 31 October 2021
Constituency	Shikoku PR block
	In office; 25 June 2000 - 21 July 2009; 16 December 2012 – 14 October 2021
Preceded by	Takao Fujimoto
Succeeded by	Junya Ogawa
Constituency	Kagawa 1st
Personal details
Born	January 25, 1958 (age 66); Takamatsu city, Kagawa, Japan
Political party	LDP
Other political; affiliations	NFP（1996 - 1997）; Independent（1997 - 2000）
Relatives	Tarō Hirai（grandfather）; Takushi Hirai（father）

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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.

Personal history

政治家情報〜平井たくや〜. JANJAN ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2007-10-12.

References

^ "Japan launches state agency to accelerate digitization". La Prensa Latina Media. 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2021-09-01.

External links

Official website in Japanese.

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[1] "Japan launches state agency to accelerate digitization". La Prensa Latina Media. 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2021-09-01.

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+{{Short description|Japanese politician}}
-is a [[Japan]]ese [[politician]] of the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] (LDP), a member of the [[House of Representatives of Japan|House of Representatives]] in the [[Diet of Japan|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 (Japan)|New Frontier Party]] after running unsuccessfully as an independent in 1996. He later joined LDP.
+{{Infobox officeholder
+| name                = Takuya Hirai
+| birth_place         = [[Takamatsu, Kagawa|Takamatsu]] city, [[Kagawa Prefecture|Kagawa]], [[Japan]]
+| image               = Takuya Hirai 20200916.jpg
+| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1958|1|25}}
+| party               = [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]
+| otherparty          = [[New Frontier Party (Japan)|NFP]]（1996 - 1997）<br/>[[Independent politician|Independent]]（1997 - 2000）
+| relatives           = [[Tarō Hirai (politician)|Tarō Hirai]]{{small|（grandfather）}}<br/>[[Takushi Hirai]]{{small|（father）}}
+| office1             = [[Minister for Digital Transformation|Digital Minister]]
+| termstart1          = 1 September 2021
+| termend1            = 4 October 2021
+| succeeded1          = [[Karen Makishima]] (as Minister for Digital)
+| predecessor1        = ''Office Established''
+| primeminister1      = [[Yoshihide Suga]]
+| office2             = [[House of Representatives (Japan)|Member of the House of Representatives]]
+| termstart2          = 30 August 2009 - 16 November 2012<br/>31 October 2021
+| termend2            =
+| constituency2       = [[Shikoku proportional representation block|Shikoku PR block]]
+| term_start3         = 25 June 2000 - 21 July 2009<br/>16 December 2012
+| term_end3           = 14 October 2021
+| constituency3       = [[Kagawa 1st district|Kagawa 1st]]
+| predecessor3        = [[Takao Fujimoto]]
+| successor3          = [[Junya Ogawa]]
+}}
+[[File:Takuya Hirai and Tasuku Honjo cropped Takuya Hirai and Tasuku Honjo 20181011 1.jpg|thumb|Takuya Hirai with [[Tasuku Honjo]]]]
+'''Takuya Hirai''' is a Japanese [[politician]] of the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] (LDP), a member of the [[House of Representatives of Japan|House of Representatives]] in the [[Diet of Japan|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 (Japan)|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 (Japan)|Digital Agency]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Japan launches state agency to accelerate digitization |url=https://www.laprensalatina.com/japan-launches-state-agency-to-accelerate-digitization/|website=[[Prensa Latina|La Prensa Latina Media]] |date=2021-09-01|accessdate=2021-09-01}}</ref>
-Prior to enter into politics, he was the president of [[Nishinippon Broadcasting]], which is owned by him and his family.
+Prior to entering politics, he was the president of [[Nishinippon Broadcasting]], which is owned by him and his family.
-== References ==
-* {{cite web |url=http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/diet/profile/0000/00000253.html |script-title=ja:政治家情報 〜平井 たくや〜 |work=[http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/ ザ･選挙] |publisher=''[[JANJAN]]'' |accessdate=2007-10-12 |language=Japanese}}
+==Personal history==
+* {{cite web |url=http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/diet/profile/0000/00000253.html |script-title=ja:政治家情報 〜平井 たくや〜 |work=[[JANJAN]] ザ･選挙 |access-date=2007-10-12 |language=Japanese |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025102054/http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/diet/profile/0000/00000253.html |archive-date=2007-10-25 }}
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 == External links ==
-* [http://www.hirataku.com/ Official website] in Japanese.
+* {{Official website|http://www.hirataku.com/}} in Japanese.
+{{Authority control}}
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 [[Category:1958 births]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
-[[Category:Japanese businesspeople]]
 [[Category:Japanese racehorse owners and breeders]]
 [[Category:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians]]
-[[Category:Mass media owners]]
+[[Category:Japanese mass media owners]]
 [[Category:Members of the House of Representatives (Japan)]]
 [[Category:New Frontier Party (Japan) politicians]]
+[[Category:20th-century Japanese politicians]]
 [[Category:Politicians from Kagawa Prefecture]]
 [[Category:Sophia University alumni]]
 [[Category:Television executives]]
+[[Category:21st-century Japanese politicians]]
+[[Category:People from Takamatsu, Kagawa]]

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