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.

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.

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