Kitlang Kabua

Kitlang Kabua
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
June 2022 – 2023
PresidentDavid Kabua
Preceded byCasten Nemra
Succeeded byJack Ading
Minister of Education
In office
13 January 2020 – 2022
PresidentDavid Kabua
Personal details
Political partyIndependent

Kitlang Kabua (born 26 June 1991)[1] is a Marshallese politician. She was elected to the Legislature of the Marshall Islands (Nitijeļā) for Kwajalein in the 2019 Marshallese general election, receiving 931 votes.[2] She was 28 at the time of her election, making her the youngest person ever elected to the Nitijeļā.[3] Kabua and former President Hilda Heine were the only two women who obtained a seat.[4] She subsequently was appointed Minister of Education, Sports and Training in the cabinet of her uncle[citation needed] President David Kabua. Kabua took her oath of office on 13 January 2020.[4][5] The formal inauguration of the cabinet took place on 20 January.[6]

In June 2020 she was included as part of the negotiating team for the renewal of the Compact of Free Association.[7] As Minister she stated in August 2020 she wanted to improve the Marshall Islands Standard Achievement Test scores and worked on sending assistance teams to the outer islands. She also worked on the introduction of a hot lunch program at schools.[8]

She is also a family member of the first President Amata Kabua and the 9th president David Kabua (The Kabua's family).

  1. ^ "Kwajalein Senior High School Class of 2010". The Kwajalein Hourglass. 29 May 2010. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020.
  2. ^ "RMI Final Election Results". Marshall Islands Guide. 24 September 2019. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Hon Kitlang Kabua". Pacific Women in Politics. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b Johnson, Giff (20 January 2020). "Marshalls' President Kabua's inauguration set for Monday". Radio New Zealand. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Pacific Beat: Tuesday". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 7 January 2020. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Nitijela members". Marshall Islands Guide. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  7. ^ Johnson, Giff (8 June 2020). "Marshalls names Compact team, FSM-US start talks". Marianas Business Journal. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Nitijela launches August session". The Marshall Islands Journal. 13 August 2020. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020.