Takuya Hirai
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.
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 | |
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| Born | January 25, 1958 Takamatsu city, Kagawa, Japan |
Takuya Hirai with Tasuku Honjo
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. External link in
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- Science minister may dissolve legislators' group backing unscientific 'effective organisms', The Mainichi (October 11, 2018).
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