| Sukeshiro Terata | |
| Office: | Member of the House of Councillors |
| Term Start: | 26 July 2010 |
| Term End: | 25 July 2016 |
| Constituency: | National PR block |
| Office1: | Governor of Akita Prefecture |
| Term Start1: | 20 April 1997 |
| Term End1: | 19 April 2009 |
| Successor1: | Norihisa Satake |
| Office2: | Mayor of Yokote |
| Term Start2: | April 1991 |
| Term End2: | 2 April 1997 |
| Birth Date: | 19 June 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Daisen, Akita Prefecture, Japan |
| Alma Mater: | Waseda University |
| Relations: | Shizuka Terata (son’s wife) |
| Children: | Manabu Terata (son) |
| Party: | Independent |
| Otherparty: | Your Unity Innovation |
was the governor of Akita Prefecture. A native of Ōmagari, Akita and graduate of Waseda University, he was first elected to the post in 1997 after serving as mayor of Yokote, Akita since 1991.
He ran in House of Councillors election in 2010 as a proportional candidate of Your Party, received 45,846 votes nationwide and won a seat ranking 4th on his party list.[1] [2]