Ministry of Line and Phoenix Islands Development

The Ministry for Line and Phoenix Islands Development (MLPID, also known by the portmanteau Linnix; Gilbertese: Botaki ibukin karikirakeaia aaba n te Aono Raina ao Rawaki) is a government ministry of Kiribati, headquartered in London, Kiritimati. It focuses on the development of the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands.^[1] The ministry was founded after the 1978 Gilbertese Chief Minister election by Ieremia Tabai.

Map of Kiribati, with Line Islands on the right and Phoenix Islands in the middle

Ministers

• Teewe Arobati (1978–1982)
• Ieremia Tata (1982–)
• Tekinaiti Kateie (1990–1991)
• Abureti Takaio
• Teiraoi Tetabea (1998–2002)
• Tawita Temoku (2003–2016)
• Mikarite Temari (2016–)

External links

• MLPID

References

1. "Ministry of Line and Phoenix Islands Development | President Taneti Maamau". www.president.gov.ki. Retrieved 31 July 2020.