Tekinaiti Kaiteie

Tekinaiti Kaiteie (born 16 August 1936) is an I-Kiribati former politician. He was educated at the King George V School on Tarawa from 1948 to 1952. He served on the South Pacific Air Transport Council from 1952 to 1978. In 1978, Kaiteie was elected to the Legislative Council of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands as the member for Abemama,[1] defeating Bauro Tokatake by 25 votes.[2] He served as a committee member of the Christian Democratic Party, the second political party in Kiribati,[3] and the Foreign Investment Advisory.[1] From 1987 to 1991, Kaiteie served as the Minister for the Line and Pheonix Group.[4][5][6] Living in London, Kiritimati,[7] Kaiteie became the owner and manager of Moving Colours, a marine aquarium exporter.[8][9] He unsuccessfully ran for Kiritimati's seat in the House of Assembly in 2002 and 2007. Kaiteie has nine children.[1]

References

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  2. ^ "King does not perform all traditional royal tasks". The Saskatoon Pheonix. The Canadian Press. April 20, 1981. pp. C9.
  3. ^ "Vol. 37, No. 1 ( Jan. 1, 1966)". Trove. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
  4. ^ "Vol. 58, No. 9 ( Sep. 1, 1987)". Trove. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
  5. ^ "Vol. 61, No. 5 ( Jun. 1, 1991)". Trove. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
  6. ^ The International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's who. Burk's Peerage. 1991.
  7. ^ https://www.worldradiohistory.com/INTERNATIONAL/CQ%20Radioamateur%20France/CQ-Radioamateur-1999-07a08-No047.pdf
  8. ^ 487.pdf
  9. ^ "No. 127 (October-December 2008)". Trove. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
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