Ryota Takeda (武田 良太 Takeda Ryōta, born April 1, 1968) is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Tagawa District, Fukuoka and graduate of Waseda University he was elected for the first time in 2003 after running unsuccessfully three times in 1993, 1996 and 2000.