Education
A native of the town of Akaike in Tagawa District, Fukuoka (now part of Fukuchi, Fukuoka), Takeda graduated Waseda University.
武田 良太
A native of the town of Akaike in Tagawa District, Fukuoka (now part of Fukuchi, Fukuoka), Takeda graduated Waseda University.
Takeda"s career on the Liberal Democratic Party website:
Secretary to a Diet Member
Acting Director, National Defense Division of Liberal Democratic Party
Deputy Director, Agriculture and Forestry Division of Liberal Democratic Party
Parliamentary Secretary for Defense (Fukuda and Aso Cabinet)
Director, Public Speeches Division of Liberal Democratic Party
Chairman, Security Committee for the House of Representatives
Takeda is affiliated to the openly revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi.
The son of Tanaka Rokusuke (January 23, 1923 - January 31, 1985), a former member of the House of Representatives, Ryota Takeda was elected for the first time in 2003 after running unsuccessfully three times in 1993, 1996 and 2000.