Teima Onorio
Encyclopedia
Teima Onorio is the current Vice President
of the Republic of Kiribati
. She served a first term of Vice President from 2003 to 2007, before being reappointed.
She is also Minister for Education, Youth and Sports Development. It is a position she had held previously, before heading the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives in 2007 and then returning to Education, Youth and Sports Development in 2008.
Onorio served as Member of Parliament for the Arorae
constituency from 1998 to 2002.. She is the daughter of Rota Onorio, president of Council of State, and acting President of Kiribati from 10 December 1982 until 18 February 1983.
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
.
Vice President of Kiribati
The Vice President of Kiribati is the vice head of State of the Republic of Kiribati. His or her constitutional functions are to exercise the duties of the President of Kiribati, temporarily or permanently, should the latter be unable to do so, and to "be responsible for such business of the...
of the Republic of Kiribati
Kiribati
Kiribati , officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean. The permanent population exceeds just over 100,000 , and is composed of 32 atolls and one raised coral island, dispersed over 3.5 million square kilometres, straddling the...
. She served a first term of Vice President from 2003 to 2007, before being reappointed.
She is also Minister for Education, Youth and Sports Development. It is a position she had held previously, before heading the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives in 2007 and then returning to Education, Youth and Sports Development in 2008.
Onorio served as Member of Parliament for the Arorae
Arorae
Arorae is an atoll in Kiribati located near the equator.- Geography :The atoll's area is 9,5 km² and has a population of about 1,225 inhabitants most of which are Protestants. The largest villages on the atoll are Roreti, Tamaroa and Taribo.The atoll is a low and flat coralline island with an...
constituency from 1998 to 2002.. She is the daughter of Rota Onorio, president of Council of State, and acting President of Kiribati from 10 December 1982 until 18 February 1983.
As Vice-President of Kiribati, she has represented the Alliance of Small Island States
Alliance of Small Island States
Alliance of Small Island States is an intergovernmental organization of low-lying coastal and small Island countries. Established in 1990, the main purpose of the alliance is to consolidate the voices of Small Island Developing States to address global warming...
at the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
, speaking on the topic of climate change
Climate change
Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions or the distribution of events around that average...
.