Tekeeua Tarati

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Tekeeua Tarati
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Member of the House of Assembly
Assumed office
March 2019

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 for Tamana, resigned in November 2018 for medical reasons, Tarati ran for by-election and was elected in March 2019 at the Maneaba ni Maungatabu. He joined the ruling Tobwaan Kiribati Party (TKP).

In 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] He was one of four MPs elected unopposed in 2024. [5]

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  3. "Kiribati Chamber of Commerce & Industry launch Business Survey Report". 27 May 2013.
  4. "Our Campaigns - Political Party - Tobwaan Kiribati (TKP)".
  5. Wiseman, Don (31 July 2024). "114 candidates to contest Kiribati election, including 18 women". Radio New Zealand . Retrieved 14 August 2024.