Mary Esslemont CBE MA BSC MB ChB FRCGP LLD DPH (3 July 1891 - 25 August 1984) was a general practitioner in Aberdeen, Scotland, Vice President of the British Medical Association (BMA) and president of the Soroptimist Federation.

When she returned to Aberdeen in 1929 she became a general practitioner, practising for 30 years, and was appointed gynaecologist at the city's Free Dispensary.

Esslemont was the only Scot[5] and only woman to sit on the committee that negotiated on behalf of the BMA with Aneurin Bevan on the development of the National Health Service.

In 1953-4 She was President of the Medical Women's Federation[1] She was made a CBE in 1955, and a Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners in 1969.

In 1954 she became the first woman President of the Aberdeen Liberal Association[6] Esslemont remained active throughout her life.