Bwebwetake Areieta (died 8 March 1980) was an I-

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politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Council and

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from 1971 until his death, also holding the posts of Member for Social Services and Minister of Communications, Works and Utilities during the 1970s.

Biography

Originally from

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, Areieta married Matereti from

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and the couple moved to

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. He began work in the civil service in 1963 and became editor of the ''Colony Information Notes'' weekly newsheet, In 1966 he was seconded to the Public Relations Office of the Fijian government for a short spell. He became an assistant broadcasting officer for Radio Tarawa and attended a

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''Pacific Islands Monthly'', September 1970, p93 He later rose to become officer-in-charge of the broadcasting department.Bwebwetake Areieta
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', June 1980, p98 In 1971 he was elected to the Legislative Council of the

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and was appointed Member for Social Services.New-look Gilbert and Ellice politics may spark ailing public interest
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', May 1971, p24 After being re-elected to the new House of Assembly in

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he was appointed Minister of Communications, Works and Utilities by Chief Minister

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. Although he was re-elected again in

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, Ratieta lost the election for Chief Minister and Areieta was left out of the new cabinet. He died in March 1980 in a motorcycle accident.

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