Tangariki Reete

Tangariki Reete
Speaker
of the House of Assembly
In office
22 May 2020 – 13 September 2024
DeputyIoteba Redfern
Preceded byTebuai Uaai
Succeeded byWillie Tokataake
Minister of Women, Youth, Sports and Social Affairs
In office
15 October 2013 – 11 March 2016
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byDavid Collins
Member
of the House of Assembly
from Betio
In office
2008 – 21 April 2020
Succeeded byTebao Awerika
Personal details
Political partyBoutokaan Kiribati Moa Party

Tangariki Reete is an I-Kiribati politician who served as the Speaker of the House of Assembly. She served as a Member of the House of Assembly from 2008 until 2020, during which she also served as the first Minister for Women, Youth and Social Affairs from 2013 until 2016. She was elected as the Speaker on 22 May 2020, beating the previous Speaker, becoming the first female Speaker in Kiribati's history.[1]

House of Assembly

Member of Parliament

She spent 3 terms as an MP, leaving office after being defeated in the second round of voting by Tebao Awerika in 2020.[2]

She returned and she was successfully re-elected in 2024 for Betio. She was one of five women elected to the 45 seats of the parliament. The others were Ruth Cross Kwansing, Lavinia Teatao Teem, Ruta Baabo Manate and former opposition leader Tessie Eria Lambourne.[3]

Speaker

Reete won a parliamentary vote to become Speaker of the House of Assembly on 22 May 2020. She won with 25 votes and defeated incumbent Speaker Tebuai Uaai, who was supported by the Tobwaan Kiribati Party.[1] Betio MP Ioteba Redfern was sworn in as Deputy Speaker on 23 November 2021.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kiribati parliament votes in first female speaker". RNZ. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Kiribati speaker says election loss a 'blessing in disguise'". RNZ. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Kiribati Elections: Record 5 Women Elected to 45-seat Parliament". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. Reuters. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  4. ^ "In brief: news from around the Pacific". RNZ. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.


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