Takuya Hirai | |
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| Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy | |
| Assumed office October 2, 2018 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office June 25, 2000 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 25, 1958 Takamatsu city, Kagawa, Japan |
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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.
In October 2018, he became minister in charge of science and technology policy.[1]
Prior to entering politics, he was the president of Nishinippon Broadcasting, which is owned by him and his family.
References
- 政治家情報 〜平井 たくや〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
- ^ Science minister may dissolve legislators' group backing unscientific 'effective organisms', The Mainichi (October 11, 2018).
External links
- Official website in Japanese.