Tekeeua Tarati | |
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| Member of the House of Assembly | |
| Assumed office March 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Matiota Kairo |
| Constituency | Tamana |
| Ministry of Information, Communications, Transport and Tourism Development | |
| Assumed office 11 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Willie Tokataake |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 April 1971 Tamana, Kiribati |
| Political party | Tobwaan Kiribati Party |
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Tekeeua Tarati (born 12 April 1971 in Tamana) is an I-Kiribati politician and entrepreneur, Minister for Information, Communications, Transport and Tourism development since July 2020.[1]
Managing Director of Triple Tee Enterprises (TTT), between 2006 and 2018 he served the Kiribati Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) as Secretary, Vice-President and President (2012-2016), for maximum terms.[2][3] When Matiota Kairo, the MP for Tamana, resigned in November 2018 for medical reasons, Tarati ran for by-election and was elected in March 2019 at the Maneaba ni Maungatabu. He joined the ruling Tobwaan Kiribati Party (TKP).
In 2020, he was re-elected with more than 86% of votes. He was then nominated as chairman of TKP until the presidential election of 22 June 2020.[4] He was one of four MPs elected unopposed in 2024.[5]
- ^ https://nukualofatimes.tbu.to/2020/07/02/kiribati-new-cabinet-ministers-sworn-in/ [dead link]
- ^ https://www.to.camcom.it/sites/default/files/world-chamber/27894_CCIAATO_962015.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Kiribati Chamber of Commerce & Industry launch Business Survey Report". 27 May 2013.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - Political Party - Tobwaan Kiribati (TKP)".
- ^ Wiseman, Don (31 July 2024). "114 candidates to contest Kiribati election, including 18 women". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 14 August 2024.