Agnes Terei

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Agnes Terei
Member of the Advisory Council
In office
1965–1969

Agnes Terei was a Vanuatuan educator and politician. In 1965 she became the first woman appointed to the Advisory Council of the New Hebrides.

Biography

From Beleru in Espiritu Santo, [1] Terei worked as an assistant teacher at the Sainte Therese mission school in Espiritu Santo. [2] In December 1965 she was appointed to the Advisory Council, becoming its first female member. [2]

References

  1. Paul Monnier (1990). L'Eglise catholique au Vanuatu. Vol. 12–16.
  2. 1 2 Higher duties in Solomons and New Hebrides Pacific Islands Monthly, January 1966, p11