Puakena Boreham

Puakena Boreham
Boreham in 2018
Minister of Works and Natural Resources
In office
August 2016 – 19 September 2019
Prime MinisterEnele Sopoaga
Preceded byElisala Pita
Succeeded bySa'aga Talu Teafa
Member of Parliament
In office
31 March 2015 – 26 January 2024
Preceded byPelenike Isaia
Succeeded byIakoba Italeli
ConstituencyNui
Personal details
Born (1970-12-18) 18 December 1970 (age 53)
Nui, Gilbert and Ellice Islands (present day Tuvalu)
Political partyIndependent
SpousePasuna Tuaga[1]
Alma materFiji School of Medicine
Australian National University

Puakena Boreham (born 18 December 1970) is an anaesthetist who became a Tuvaluan politician, when she was elected to represent Nui in the 2015 Tuvaluan general election.[2][3][4] She was not re-elected in the 2024 Tuvaluan general election.[5][6]

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  2. ^ "Election looks set to return Sopoaga as Tuvalu's PM". Radio New Zealand. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Tuvalu National Election 2015 Results (Nui)". Fenui News. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Cabinet position could await new Tuvalu MP". Radio New Zealand. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Tuvalu general election: Six newcomers in parliament". Radio New Zealand. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  6. ^ Marinaccio, Jess (30 January 2024). "Tuvalu's 2024 general election: a new political landscape". PolicyDevBlog. Retrieved 30 January 2024.