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
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
Incumbent
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	(1958-01-25) January 25, 1958 (age 66) Takamatsu city, Kagawa, Japan
Political party	LDP
Other political affiliations	NFP（1996 - 1997） Independent（1997 - 2000）
Relatives	Tarō Hirai（grandfather） Takushi Hirai（father）

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.