Teima Onorio

Teimwa Onorio
Onorio in 2014
5th Vice President of Kiribati
In office 10 July 2003 – 12 March 2016
President	Anote Tong
Preceded by	Beniamina Tinga
Succeeded by	Kourabi Nenem
Minister for Internal and Social Affairs
In office 2012–2016
Minister for Education, Youth and Sports Development
In office 2003–2007
In office 2008–2012
Minister for Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives
In office 2007–2008
Member of the House of Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 1998
Constituency	Arorae
Personal details
Born	1963 (age 60–61)
Political party	Pillars of Truth
Alma mater	Victoria University of Wellington (BA) University of East Anglia (MA)

Teima Onorio (also as Teimwa) (born 1963) is an I-Kiribati politician who has been a Member of the House of Assembly since 1998. She served as the vice president of Kiribati from 2003 to 2016.

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 19 January 2012, as part of his cabinet appointees.

House of Assembly in South Tarawa