Cabinet Tong III
The third Tong cabinet was formed by Anote Tong , President of the Republic of Kiribati , on January 17, 2012 and sworn in on the same day in Parliament, the tenth Maneaba ni Maungatabu .
President Tong was re-elected for his third term from 2012 to 2015 on January 13, 2012 . In the parliamentary elections in Kiribati in 2011 , some of the members of his second cabinet (2007 to 2011) were not re-elected, so that Tong, leader of the ruling party Boutokaan Te Koaua (BTK), increasingly resorted to members of the opposition party Maurin Kiribati (MKP) .
The eleven-member cabinet consists of two women ministers.
The office of President (Te Beretitenti) is combined with that of Foreign Minister. His Vice President Teima Onorio also holds the post of Minister of the Interior and Social Affairs.
| Office / department | Official | Political party | origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| president | Anote Tong | BTK | Maiana |
| Vice President | Teima Onorio | BTK | Arorae |
| Minister for Commerce and Industry Cooperative Trade, Industry and Cooperatives |
Pinto Katia | MKP | Makin |
| Minister for Communications, Transport and Tourism Development Communication, Transport and Tourism Development |
Taberannang "Peter" Timeon | BTK | North Tabiteuea |
| Minister for Education, Youth and Sports Education, Youth and Sport |
Maere Tekanene | unknown, Minister | South Tarawa |
| Minister for the Environment, Land and Agricultural Development Environment, Lands and Agricultural Development |
Tiarite Kwong | MKP | Abemama |
| Minister for Finance and Economic Development Finance and Economic Development |
Tom Murdock | MKP | Kuria |
| Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources Development fisheries and development of marine resources |
Tinian heron | MK | Butaritari |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration Foreign Affairs and Immigration |
Anote Tong | BTK | Maiana |
| Minister for Health and Medical Services Health and Medical Services |
Kauta Tenaua | BTK | Abaiang |
| Minister for Internal and Social Affairs Home and Social Affairs |
Teima Onorio | BTK | Arorae |
| Minister for Labor and Human Resources Development Labor and Labor Development |
Boutu Bateriki | MKP | North Tarawa |
| Minister for the Line and Phoenix Islands Development Development of the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands |
Tawita Temoku | BTK | Kiritimati |
| Minister for Public Works and Utilities Public Works and Utilities |
Kirabuke Teiaua | BTK | Beru |
| Attorney General Attorney General |
Titabu tabane | ||
| Sources: Parliament of Kiribati ; CIA | |||
Web links
- Overview of all cabinet members since 1979 (Parliament's website)
- Borerei Uriam: President Anote Tong appoints his new cabinet. The Kiribati Independent , Jan. 20, 2012
Individual evidence
- ↑ President Tong includes two women in his 11 member cabinet ( Memento of the original from January 3, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Islands Business , January 23, 2012. (English, accessed April 2, 2012).
