Tetsuma Esaki

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Tetsuma Esaki

| native_name = {{nobold|江﨑鐵磨}}

| native_name_lang = ja

| image = Official portrait of Tetsuma Esaki.jpg

| caption = Official portrait, 2017

| office = {{ill|Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs|ja|内閣府特命担当大臣（沖縄及び北方対策担当）}}
Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety

| primeminister = Shinzo Abe

| term_start = 3 August 2017

| term_end = 27 February 2018

| predecessor = Yosuke Tsuruho

| successor = Teru Fukui

| office1 = Member of the House of Representatives

| term_start1 = 18 December 2012

| term_end1 = 9 October 2024

| predecessor1 = Kazumi Sugimoto

| successor1 = Norimasa Fujiwara

| constituency1 = Aichi 10th

| term_start2 = 9 November 2003

| term_end2 = 21 July 2009

| predecessor2 = Kanju Satō

| successor2 = Kazumi Sugimoto

| constituency2 = Aichi 10th

| term_start3 = 19 July 1993

| term_end3 = 2 June 2000

| predecessor3 = Multi-member district

| successor3 = Kanju Satō

| constituency3 = Aichi 3rd (1993–1996)
Aichi 10th (1996–2000)

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|9|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan

| alma_mater = Rikkyo University

| party = LDP (since 2003)

| otherparty = JRP (1993–1994)
NFP (1994–1997)
LP (1998–2000)
NCP (2000–2003)

| parents = Masumi Esaki (father)

| relatives = Yoichiro Esaki (brother)

}}

Tetsuma Esaki (born September 17, 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).{{cite news|url=http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/diet/profile/0000/00000171.html|newspaper=JANJAN|language=ja|script-title=ja:政治家情報〜江崎鉄磨〜|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203094734/http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/diet/profile/0000/00000171.html|archive-date=2007-12-03|url-status=dead|access-date=2007-10-16}}

Early life

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.

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File:Tetsumaru Esaki-20061120.jpg

File:Esaki-Masumi-1.jpg

He was appointed to be the {{ill|Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs|ja|内閣府特命担当大臣（沖縄及び北方対策担当）|lt=|WD=}} by Shinzō Abe August 3, 2017.{{cite news |date=August 7, 2017 |title=DP calls for new Okinawa minister to be sacked after 'reading aloud' gaffe in Diet |url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/08/07/national/politics-diplomacy/dp-calls-new-okinawa-minister-sacked-reading-aloud-gaffe-diet/ |newspaper=The Japan Times |issn=0447-5763}}

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.

Remarks

On August 8, 2018, Esaki said that "the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) should be “re-examined” in light of the fatal crash off Australia of an Okinawa-based U.S. Marine Corps Osprey aircraft, likely overstepping Tokyo's official line on the politically sensitive pact."{{Cite news|url=https://abematimes.com/posts/2776296|title=江崎大臣日米地位協定"見直し"と異例の発言、識者「協定を担当するのは外務大臣」|access-date=August 9, 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/08/09/national/politics-diplomacy/new-okinawa-minister-says-japan-u-s-sofa-re-examined-osprey-crash/#.XSrOQ-tKjX5|title=New Okinawa minister says Japan-U.S. SOFA should be 're-examined' after Osprey crash|date=August 9, 2017|website=Japan Times}}
Masumi Esaki, Tetsuma's father, was a great politician. Masumi has served as Minister of Defense, Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry, and Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission.

References

External links

[http://www.tetsuma-net.com/ Official website] in Japanese.

Category:Members of the House of Representatives from Aichi Prefecture

Category:Living people

Category:1943 births

Category:People from Ichinomiya, Aichi

Category:Japan Renewal Party politicians

Category:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians

Category:Rikkyo University alumni

Category:Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 1993–1996

Category:Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 1996–2000

Category:Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2003–2005

Category:Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2005–2009

Category:Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2012–2014

Category:Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2014–2017

Category:Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2017–2021

Category:Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2021–2024