Lanelle Olandrea Tanangada | |
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Minister for Education | |
Assumed office 29 April 2020 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor-General | David Vunagi |
Prime Minister | Manasseh Sogavare |
Constituency | Gizo/Kolombangara |
Personal details | |
Born | July 1,1979 |
Nationality | Solomon Islander |
Political party | Kadere Party |
Lanelle Olandrea Tanangada (born 1 July 1979) is a Solomon Islands teacher and politician who has served as the country's Education Minister since April 2020.
Lanelle Oleandra Tanangada was born on 1 July 1979 in Western Province. Her father is part Ranongga and Vella and her mother is from Marovo Lagoon. [1] Her parents were Seventh-day Adventist missionaries and she has one elder brother. [1] She attended SDA mission primary schools in Honiara and Betikama Adventist High School. [1]
Tanangada undertook undergraduate studies at the Pacific Adventist University in Papua New Guinea [2] and received a Master of Education from the University of Waikato in New Zealand in 2013, [3] [4] with a thesis titled A study of language use in secondary school classrooms in the Solomon Islands:Conceptions,practices and proficiencies. [5] She was a teacher at SDA schools in Kukudu,Burns Creek and Betikama. [1] [2]
Tanangada was elected as the independent representative for Gizo/Kolombangara constituency in a May 2018 by-election after her husband Jimson Tanangada lost the seat after being convicted of bribing voters during the 2014 election. [6] [7] [8] The charges were brought by former Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo,who then contested the seat. Tanangada defeated Lilo with 2580 votes to his 1593. [3] [2] [9] She was the first woman in the Western Province elected to the Parliament [3] and the fourth woman MP in the country's history. [10] On 18 October 2019,she was sworn in as Minister for Women,Youth and Children Affairs. [4]
Tanangada joined the Kadere Party and became part of the Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement. [11] She was re-elected for a full term in the April 2019 elections,again defeating Lilo with 4397 votes to his 4002. [11] She became one of only two women in the 50-seat Parliament. [12] [13] She was appointed Minister for Police,National Security and Correctional Services, [12] a position she resigned from in October 2019. [14] In April 2020,she became Minister for Education and Human Resources Development under Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. [15] [16] [17]
Tanangada is married to Jimson Tanangada and they have two children. She is a Christian. [1]
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