Takuya Hirai | |
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平井 卓也 | |
 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Minister for Digital Transformation | |
| In office 1 September 2021 –4 October 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Yoshihide Suga |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Karen Makishima |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 25 June 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Takao Fujimoto |
| Constituency | Kagawa 1st (2000–2009;2012–2021) Shikoku PR (2009–2012;2021–present) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 January 1958 Takamatsu,Kagawa,Japan |
| Political party | LDP (since 2000) |
| Other political affiliations | NFP (1996–1997) Independent (1997–2000) |
| Relatives | TarōHirai (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.
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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.
