Teuea Toatu is an I-Kiribati politician who is the current vice president and minister for Finance & Economic Development in the Cabinet of Kiribati.[1] He is 1 of 3 Members of the House of Assembly representing the constituency of Abaiang.[2] He was appointed vice-president (Kauoman-ni-Beretienti) on 19 June 2019.[3] He graduated with a BA in accounting and economics form the University of the South Pacific in 1980, and completed a certificate in computing at the University of East Anglia in 1984.[4] He subsequently completed his MSc at the University of Strathclyde and his PhD at the Australian National University.
Teuea Toatu | |
|---|---|
 Toatu in 2011 | |
| 7th Vice President of Kiribati | |
| Assumed office 19 June 2019 | |
| President | Taneti Maamau |
| Preceded by | Kourabi Nenem |
| Minister for Finance & Economic Development | |
| Assumed office 15 March 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Murdoch |
| Member of the House of Assembly | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2016 | |
| Constituency | Abaiang |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | I-Kiribati |
| Political party | Tobwaan Kiribati Party |
| Alma mater | University of the South Pacific University of Strathclyde Australian National University |
References
edit- ^ "Cabinet". Republic of Kiribati Presidential Web Portal. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "New Kiribati cabinet ministers sworn in". Radio New Zealand. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ https://www.rnz.co.nz/article/43fae881-381c-4242-b91f-cdf17366db18 [dead link]
- ^ Howard Van Trease (1993). Atoll Politics: The Republic of Kiribati. Editorips@usp.ac.fj. pp. 377–. ISBN 978-0-9583300-0-8.
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