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).

[1] Esaki is a native of Ichinomiya, Aichi and graduate of Rikkyo University.

Esaki was elected for the first time in 1993 as a member of the now-defunct Japan Renewal Party.

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

The next day, Teru Fukui, former vice Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology assumed office as a successor.