is a Japanese politician who served as the

Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications The is a cabinet-level ministry in the Government of Japan. Its English name was Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications (MPHPT) prior to 2004. It is housed in the 2nd Building of the Central Common Government Of ...

from September 2020 to October 2021. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he previously served as the Minister in Charge of Public Safety, Measures for National Land Strengthening and Disaster Management.

Early life

Takeda was born in Akaike in

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(now part of

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). His father, Rokusuke Tanaka, was a member of the

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. Takeda graduated from

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with a degree in English literature.

Political career

Before starting his political career, Takeda worked as an aide to

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. In

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, he ran for a seat in the

for the Fukuoka 4th district to replace his father, but was defeated. In

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, he ran again for the Fukuoka 11th district, but was defeated again. In 2000 Japanese general election, he ran again for the same district, but came in second place. In

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, on his fourth attempt, he finally won the seat. Takeda then served as Acting Director of the LDP National Defense Division, Deputy Director of the LDP Agriculture and Forestry Division, Parliamentary Secretary for Defense under Prime Ministers Yasuo Fukuda and Taro Aso, Director of the LDP Public Speeches Division, and Chairman of the Security Committee for the House of Representatives. In September 2019, Prime Minister

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appointed Takeda as the Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission, and minister in charge of administrative reform, civil service reform, building national resilience, and disaster management. Takeda was subject to a no confidence motion in 2019 after proposing legislation that would allow the cabinet to extend the term of senior prosecutors, amid controversy over the deferred retirement of a top

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prosecutor

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. He was appointed to head the

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications The is a cabinet-level ministry in the Government of Japan. Its English name was Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications (MPHPT) prior to 2004. It is housed in the 2nd Building of the Central Common Government Of ...

in September 2020, under newly elected Prime Minister

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. One of his initial priorities in this role was lowering mobile phone rates in Japan.

Political views

Takeda is affiliated with the nationalist organization

Nippon Kaigi The Right side up ...

.Nippon Kaigi website

References

External links

Official website
in Japanese. {{DEFAULTSORT:Takeda, Ryota Living people 1968 births Members of Nippon Kaigi Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 21st-century Japanese politicians Waseda University alumni Ministers of Internal Affairs of Japan