Tekeeua Tarati
Member of the House of Assembly
Assumed office
March 2019
Preceded byMatiota Kairo
ConstituencyTamana
Ministry of Information, Communications, Transport and Tourism Development
Assumed office
11 July 2020
Preceded byWillie Tokataake
Personal details
Born12 April 1971
Tamana, Kiribati
Political partyTobwaan Kiribati Party

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 of Tamana, resigned in November 2018 for medical reasons, Tarati run for by-election and was elected in March 2019 at the Maneaba ni Maungatabu. He joined then the ruling party, Tobwaan Kiribati Party (TKP). In the following general election, in April 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]

References

  1. ↑ https://nukualofatimes.tbu.to/2020/07/02/kiribati-new-cabinet-ministers-sworn-in/
  2. ↑ https://www.to.camcom.it/sites/default/files/world-chamber/27894_CCIAATO_962015.pdf
  3. ↑ "Kiribati Chamber of Commerce & Industry launch Business Survey Report". 27 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Our Campaigns - Political Party - Tobwaan Kiribati (TKP)".


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