TAKEDA Ryota

• Member of the House of Representatives (HR) for Fukuoka 11th District (single-seat constituency), elected eight times


• In-House Group: Liberal Democratic Party
• Born: April 1968, Akaike (now part of Fukuchi), Tagawa-gun, Fukuoka
• Education:
• School of Literature (English), Waseda University
• Master of Public Management, Okuma School of Public Management, Waseda University

• Career:
• Secretary to KAMEI Shizuka, HR Member
• Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
• Minister of State, Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission
• Minister of State for Disaster Management
• Minister in charge of Administrative Reform
• Minister in charge of Civil Service Reform
• Minister in charge of Building National Resilience
• State Minister of Defense
• Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense
• Chairperson, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Fukuoka Prefecture House of Representatives 11th Electoral District Branch
• Special Advisor to the Secretary-General, LDP
• Deputy Secretary-General, LDP
• Director, Public Speeches Division, LDP Party Organization and Campaign Headquarters
• Acting Chief Secretary, LDP Election Strategy Headquarters
• Chairperson, Federation of Fukuoka Prefectural LDP Branches
• Director, LDP National Defense Division
• Acting Chairperson, LDP Research Commission on Security
• Chairperson, LDP Special Committee on Disasters
• Acting Chairperson, LDP Headquarters for Overcoming Population Decline and Regional Revitalization
• Chair, HR Standing Committee on National Security
• Director, HR Standing Committee on Judicial Affairs
• Director, HR Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs
• Director, HR Special Committee on Anti-Piracy Measures, Prevention of International Terrorism, and Japan's Cooperation and Support
• Director, HR Standing Committee on Audit and Oversight of Administration
• Senior Director, HR Standing Committee on National Security