Teuea Toatu | |
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7th Vice President of Kiribati | |
Assumed office 19 June 2019 | |
President | Taneti Maamau |
Preceded by | Kourabi Nenem |
Minister for Finance & Economic Development | |
Assumed office 15 March 2016 | |
Preceded by | Tom Murdoch |
Member of the House of Assembly | |
Assumed office 7 January 2016 | |
Constituency | Abaiang |
Personal details | |
Nationality | I-Kiribati |
Political party | Tobwaan Kiribati Party |
Alma mater | University of the South Pacific University of Strathclyde Australian National University |
Teuea Toatu is an I-Kiribati politician who is the current vice president and minister for Finance & Economic Development in the Cabinet of Kiribati.[1] He is 1 of 3 Members of the House of Assembly representing the constituency of Abaiang.[2] He was appointed vice-president (Kauoman-ni-Beretienti) on 19 June 2019.[3] He graduated with a BA in accounting and economics form the University of the South Pacific in 1980, and completed a certificate in computing at the University of East Anglia in 1984.[4] He subsequently completed his MSc at the University of Strathclyde and his PhD at the Australian National University.