Puakena Boreham

Dr Puakena Boreham
MP
Member of the Tuvaluan Parliament
for Nui (serving with Mackenzie Kiritome)
Incumbent
Assumed office
31 March 2015[1]
Preceded by Pelenike Isaia
Leneuoti Matusi
Personal details
Born 18 December 1970
Political party Independent
Spouse(s) Pasuna Tuaga.[2]

Puakena Boreham is a medical practitioner who became a Tuvaluan politician, when she was elected to represent Nui in the Tuvaluan general election, 2015.[3][4][5]

Dr Boreham is the third woman to be elected to the Parliament of Tuvalu: following Naama Maheu Latasi (1989 to 1997);[6] and Pelenike Isaia (2011 to 2015).[7]

Dr Boreham studied at the Fiji School of Medicine and graduated in 1998. She has worked for the Tuvaluan Ministry of Health at the Princess Margaret Hospital as an anaesthetist and Medical Superintendent.[8][9] In 2014 she carried out post-graduate study at the Australian National University in global health diplomacy, global health and foreign policy.<ref name=anu14">"Puakena Boreham". Academia.edu. 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2015.</ref>

References

  1. ↑ Pua Pedro & Semi Malaki (1 April 2015). "One female candidate make it through the National General Election". Fenui News. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Dinner was Hosted in Honor of Taiwan Tourist Group, Funafuti, Tuvalu". Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan). 27 August 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Election looks set to return Sopoaga as Tuvalu's PM". Radio New Zealand. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Tuvalu National Election 2015 Results (Nui)". Fenui News. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Cabinet position could await new Tuvalu MP". Radio New Zealand. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Palamene o Tuvalu (Parliament of Tuvalu)". Inter-Parliamentary Union. 1989. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "Palamene o Tuvalu (Parliament of Tuvalu)". Inter-Parliamentary Union. 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Tuvalu drought could be dry run for dealing with climate change". The Guardian. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Tuvalu Standard Treatment Guidelines 2010". Ministry of Health, Tuvalu. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2015.