Takayuki Kobayashi
小林 鷹之
Official portrait, 2017
Minister of State for Economic Security
In office 4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Prime Minister	Fumio Kishida
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Sanae Takaichi
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 December 2012
Constituency	Chiba 2nd district
Personal details
Born	Takayuki Kobayashi (1974-11-29) 29 November 1974 (age 50) Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan
Political party	LDP (2010–present)
Spouse(s)	Mrs. Kobayashi ​ (m. 2006)​
Children	1
Education	Kaisei Academy
Alma mater	University of Tokyo
Occupation	Lawyer • Politician

Takayuki Kobayashi (小林 鷹之, Kobayashi Takayuki; born 29 November 1974) is a Japanese Liberal Democratic Party politician. He was the Minister for Economic Security from 2021 to 2022.

In August 2024, Kobayashi announced his leadership candidacy for the Liberal Democratic Party in the 2024 leadership election.^[1][2] He lost the election to former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba on 27 September 2024.^[3]

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