Tetsuma Esaki
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Tetsuma Esaki | |
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江﨑 鐵磨 | |
 Official portrait, 2017 | |
| Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety | |
| In office 3 August 2017 – 27 February 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
| Preceded by | Yosuke Tsuruho |
| Succeeded by | Teru Fukui |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 18 December 2012 – 9 October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Kazumi Sugimoto |
| Succeeded by | Norimasa Fujiwara |
| Constituency | Aichi 10th |
| In office 9 November 2003 – 21 July 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Kanju Satō |
| Succeeded by | Kazumi Sugimoto |
| Constituency | Aichi 10th |
| In office 19 July 1993 – 2 June 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Masumi Esaki |
| Succeeded by | Kanju Satō |
| Constituency | Aichi 3rd (1993–1996) Aichi 10th (1996–2000) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 September 1943 |
| Party | LDP (since 2003) |
| Other political affiliations | JRP (1993–1994) NFP (1994–1997) LP (1998–2000) NCP (2000–2003) |
| Parent | Masumi Esaki (father) |
| Relatives | Yoichiro Esaki (brother) |
| Alma mater | Rikkyo University |
Tetsuma Esaki (born 17 September 1943) is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).[1]
Esaki is a native of Ichinomiya, Aichi and graduate of Rikkyo University.
Political career
Esaki was elected for the first time in 1993 as a member of the now-defunct Japan Renewal Party. He later joined the LDP. He was defeated in the 2009 by DPJ candidate Kazumi Sugimoto.[1]
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He was appointed to be the Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs by Shinzō Abe August 3, 2017.[2]
He also served as Minister for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety.
However, on February 27, 2018, He resigned from the minister due to a mild cerebral infarction. The next day, Teru Fukui, former vice Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology assumed office as a successor.
