Takuya Hirai
Takuya Hirai | |
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| 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 | |
| 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 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 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "Japan launches state agency to accelerate digitization". La Prensa Latina Media. 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
External links
[edit]- Official website in Japanese.
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