Frederick Karlomuana Timakata

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Frederick "Fred" Karlomuana Timakata (* 1936 or 1937 on Émaé ; † March 21, 1995 ) was a Vanuatu politician.

Timakata was trained to be a teacher and later a pastor. He served as a pastor on various islands for some time and then at Pacific Theological College . In 1971 he was one of the founding members of the New Hebrides National Party and in 1973 he became its vice-president. In 1979 he became a member of the National Assembly. After independence (1980) he was President of the Parliament from 1985 to 1988 , Minister of Health from 1988 to 1989 and Acting President from February 17 to March 8, 1984 and President of Vanuatu from January 30, 1989 to January 30, 1994.

literature

  • Timakata, Fred. In: The International Who's Who 1997–98. 61st edition, Europa Publications Limited, London 1997, ISBN 1-85743-022-0 , p. 1506
  • Timakata, Fred. In: Who's Who in the World 1991–1992. 10th Edition, Marquis Who's Who, Wilmette, Illinois 1990, p. 1092
  • Fred Timakata. In: Yash Ghai and Jill Cottrell: Heads of State in the Pacific. A legal and constitutional analysis. Institute of Pacific Studies of the University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji 1990, ISBN 982-02-0017-2 , p. 245
personal data
SURNAME Timakata, Frederick Karlomuana
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Timakata, Fred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Vanuatu politician, President (1989–1994)
DATE OF BIRTH 1936 or 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Émaé
DATE OF DEATH March 21, 1995