Beniamina Tinga (born ?) was an I-

Kiribati Kiribati (), officially the Republic of Kiribati ( gil, ibaberikiKiribati),Kiribati
''The Wor ...

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...

. He was

Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...

from 1994 to 2003. Tinga was sworn in as

Vice President of Kiribati The vice-president of Kiribati ( gil, Kauoman-ni-Beretitenti) is the vice president, deputy head of State of the Kiribati, Republic of Kiribati. His or her constitutional functions are to exercise the duties of the President of Kiribati, temporari ...

on 17 November 2000, following the death of his predecessor,

Tewareka Tentoa Tewareka Tentoa (? - November 3, 2000) was an I-Kiribati politician who served as the Vice President of Kiribati for two terms from 1994 to 2000 under former President Teburoro Tito. Tentoa was from Onotoa in the Gilbert Islands. Tentoa died in off ...

, earlier in the month. He served as vice president under former president

Teburoro Tito Teburoro Tito (''modern'' spelling Tiito, pronounced Seetoh) (born 25 August 1953) is an I-Kiribati politician who served as the President and foreign minister of Kiribati from 1 October 1994 to 28 March 2003. He was elected for the first time in ...

until 2003. In 2018 he was the 6th richest person from Kiribati. Tinga is from Nikunau. He is the father of 2012 presidential candidate,

Rimeta Beniamina Rimeta Beniamina (born 29 December 1960) is an I-Kiribati politician and a former leader of the defunct United Coalition Party. Beniamina, who is from the island of Nikunau in southern Kiribati, is the son of former Vice President Beniamina Ti ...

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