Satoshi Takayama (politician, born 1986)
Satoshi Takayama | |
|---|---|
高山 聡史 | |
Takayama in 2025 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 9 February 2026 | |
| Constituency | Tokyo PR |
| Secretary-General of Team Mirai | |
| Assumed office 8 May 2025 | |
| Leader | Takahiro Anno |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 September 1986 Kyoto, Japan |
| Party | Team Mirai |
| Alma mater | Keio University |
| Occupation | Consultant |
Satoshi Takayama (Japanese: 高山 聡史, Hepburn: Takayama Satoshi; born 21 September 1986) is a Japanese politician who is a member of the House of Representatives since 2026 for Tokyo proportional representation block. A founding member of Team Mirai, Takayama serves as the party's Secretary-General.
Early life
Born in Kyoto, Takayama attended Nada High School before going on to Keio University, where he earned both his undergraduate and graduate degrees in Economics. After graduating, he worked as a consultant at Boston Consulting Group before working in business development at several Artificial intelligence (AI) startups.[1]
Political career
On May 2025, Takayama became a founding member of Team Mirai, becoming its Secretary-General. In the 2025 House of Councillors election, he ran as part of Mirai's national proportional representation block list.[2] Although he did not win, party leader Takahiro Anno secured a seat, giving the party its first seat in the National Diet.[3]
In the 2026 general election, Takayama ran in Mirai's Tokyo proportional representation block. Mirai went on to win 4 seats in Tokyo PR, with Takayama being one of them, and was elected as a result, becoming a member of the House of Representatives.[4]
References
- ^ "高山さとし | 衆議院議員選挙2026". チームみらい (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ^ "参議院選挙 立候補者一覧【参院選2025】". 読売新聞オンライン (in Japanese). 26 June 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ^ "自公苦戦で過半数微妙、立民堅調に国民民主大幅増 共同通信情勢調査". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 15 July 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ^ "チームみらい、衆院で初議席「信じていただいた有権者のおかげ」と安野貴博党首 消費税減税に慎重姿勢で異彩：東京新聞デジタル". 東京新聞デジタル (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 February 2026.