Tetsuma Esaki - Misplaced Pages

Japanese politician

Tetsuma Esaki
江﨑鐵磨
Official portrait, 2017

Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs [ja] 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	Multi-member district
Succeeded by	Kanju Satō
Constituency	Aichi 3rd (1993–1996) Aichi 10th (1996–2000)

Personal details
Born	(1943-09-17) 17 September 1943 (age 81) Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan
Political 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 September 17, 1943) is a formerly Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).

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.

He was appointed to be the Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs [ja] by Shinzō Abe August 3, 2017.

He also served as Minster for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety.

However, in February 27, 2018, He resigned from the minister due to a mild cerebral infarction. 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."
Masumi Esaki, Tetsuma's farther 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

^ 政治家情報〜江崎鉄磨〜. JANJAN (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
"DP calls for new Okinawa minister to be sacked after 'reading aloud' gaffe in Diet". The Japan Times. August 7, 2017. ISSN 0447-5763.
"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」". Retrieved August 9, 2017.
"New Okinawa minister says Japan-U.S. SOFA should be 're-examined' after Osprey crash". Japan Times. August 9, 2017.

External links

Official website in Japanese.

This article about a Japanese politician born in the 1940s is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: