Takeo Akiba

Takeo Akiba
秋葉 剛男
Official portrait, 2021
National Security Advisor to the Cabinet
In office
7 July 2021  20 January 2025
Prime Minister
Preceded byShigeru Kitamura
Succeeded byMasataka Okano
Personal details
Born (1958-12-19) 19 December 1958
Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo

Takeo Akiba (秋葉 剛男, Akiba Takeo, born 19 December 1958) is a Japanese diplomat who served as National Security Advisor to the Cabinet from 2021 to 2025. He had a long career as a diplomat in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, serving as administrative vice minister from 2018 to 2021.