Hamoa Holona | |
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Minister for Education and Human Resources Development | |
Assumed office 27 February 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Feleti Teo |
Preceded by | Timi Melei |
Member of Parliament | |
Assumed office 26 January 2024 | |
Preceded by | Kitiona Tausi |
Constituency | Nanumanga |
Personal details | |
Political party | Independent |
Alma mater | University of the South Pacific (USP) |
Hamoa Holona is a Tuvaluan politician. He was previously a civil servant. [1] [2] He was the Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Local Government. [3]
He attended Ratu Kadavulevu School,Tailevu,Fiji and the University of the South Pacific,Faculty of Business and Economics. In 2005 he was the President of the National Council of Youth of Tuvalu. [4] In 2013 he was the manager of the Tuvalu national football team’s tour of the Netherlands. [5]
He was elected to the Parliament of Tuvalu in the 2024 Tuvaluan general election to represent Nanumanga. [1] [2] [6] He was appointed as the Minister for Education and Human Resources Development in the Teo Ministry. [7]
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