Tetsuma Esaki

Tetsuma Esaki (江崎 鉄磨, Esaki Tetsuma, born September 17, 1943) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), formerly a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).[1] He was appointed to be the Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs by Shinzō Abe August 3, 2017.[2] A native of Ichinomiya, Aichi and graduate of Rikkyo University, he 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]

References

  1. 1 2 政治家情報 〜江崎 鉄磨〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2007-10-16. External link in |work= (help)
  2. ↑ "DP calls for new Okinawa minister to be sacked after 'reading aloud' gaffe in Diet". The Japan Times. August 7, 2017. ISSN 0447-5763.


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