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	(1958-01-25) January 25, 1958 Takamatsu city, Kagawa, Japan
Political party	LDP
Other political affiliations	NFP（1996 - 1997） Independent（1997 - 2000）
Relatives	Tarō Hirai（grandfather） Takushi Hirai（father）

Takuya Hirai with Tasuku Honjo

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.

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.

External links

• Official website in Japanese.