Teuea Toatu
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 and 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 | |
| Education | University of the South Pacific (BA) University of East Anglia University of Strathclyde (MS) |
Teuea Toatu is an I-Kiribati politician who has been the 7th Vice President of Kiribati since 2019, and a member of the House of Assembly and Minister for Finance and Economic Development since 2016. Prior to his tenure in the assembly he worked in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development and in other economic positions in Kiribati.
Early life and education
[edit]Teuea Toatu graduated from the University of the South Pacific with a bachelor of arts degree in acounting and economics in 1980, the University of East Anglia with a certificate in computing in 1984, and the University of Strathclyde with a master of science degree in finance in 1987.[1]
Career
[edit]Toatu first worked for the government of Kiribati as a principal auditor. From 1988 to 1991, Toatu was Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development. He was chair of the board of directors of the Kiribati National Provident Fund and deputy chair of the board of directors of the Development Bank of Kiribati. In 1991, he became a programme coordinator for the South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission.[1]
In the 2016 election Toatu won a seat in the House of Assembly representing Abaiang.[2] President Taneti Maamau appointed Toatu as Minister of Finance and Economic Development in 2016.[3]
Vice President Kourabi Nenem was dismissed from office by Maamau for violating the government's travel policy by taking an unsanctioned trip to Indonesia. Toatu was appointed to replace Nenem as Vice-President of Kiribati on 19 June 2019, and retained his position as Minister of Finance and Economic Development.[4][5]
References
[edit]Works cited
[edit]Books
[edit]- Van Trease, Howard (1993). Atoll Politics: The Republic of Kiribati. University of the South Pacific. ISBN 9780958330008.
News
[edit]- "Kiribati names Toatu as new vice president". Radio New Zealand. 20 June 2019. Archived from the original on 5 July 2025.
- "More Kiribati ministers lose seats". Radio New Zealand. 8 January 2019. Archived from the original on 5 July 2025.
- "New Kiribati cabinet ministers sworn in". Radio New Zealand. 16 March 2016. Archived from the original on 5 July 2025.
Web
[edit]- "Kiribati". The World Factbook. Archived from the original on 5 July 2025.
