Preceded by Beniamina Tinga Parents Rota Onorio Name Teima Onorio | Political party Pillars of Truth Constituency Arorae Party Pillars of Truth | |
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Alma mater Victoria University of Wellington (BA)
University of East Anglia (MA) Role Vice President of Kiribati Office Vice President of Kiribati since 2003 Education University of East Anglia, Victoria University of Wellington | ||
Teima Onorio (new orth Teimwa) (born 1963) is an I-Kiribati politician who has been a Member of the House of Assembly since 1998. She served as Vice President of Kiribati from 2003 to 2016.
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Early life
Onorio is the daughter of Rota Onorio, president of Council of State and acting President of Kiribati from 10 December 1982 until 18 February 1983. She was educated at Victoria University of Wellington (BA) and the University of East Anglia (MA, 1990).
Career
Onorio served as Member of Parliament for the Arorae constituency from 1998 to 2002. She has also held the post of Minister for Internal and Social Affairs since 2012. She was Minister for Education, Youth and Sports Development from 2003 to 2007, before heading the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives from 2007 to 2008 and then returning to Education, Youth and Sports Development from 2008 to 2012.
As Vice-President of Kiribati, she has represented the Alliance of Small Island States at the United Nations, speaking on the topic of climate change.
President Anote Tong reappointed Onorio to a third consecutive term as Vice President on January 19, 2012, as part of his cabinet appointees. She was sworn into office for her third term on the 19th January 2012.