Hon. Pelenike Tekinene Isaia
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Hon. Pelenike Tekinene Isaia
Party: None
Term: N/A
Electorate: Nui
Province: N/A
Political Status: Minister for Home Affairs and Rural Development
Hon. Pelenike Tekinene Isaia was elected as Member of Parliament in the August 2011 by-election for the constituency of Nui, and is the Cabinet Minister for Home Affairs and Rural Development. The by-election arose due to the death of the incumbent MP and Minister for Works, Pelenike Isaia’s husband Isaia Italeli.
Hon. Pelenike Tekinene Isaia recently attended the three-day UNDP facilitated seminar on Public Accounts in March 2012, part of the UNDP’s Tuvalu Parliament Support Project 2011 – 2013. Before entering politics, she was Branch Manager for the Tuvalu Cooperative Society in Nui.