The Ministry for Line and Phoenix Islands Development (MLPID, also known by the portmanteau Linnix; gil, Botaki ibukin karikirakeaia aaba n te Aono Raina ao Rawaki) is a

government ministry Ministry or department (also less commonly used secretariat, office, or directorate) are designations used by first-level executive bodies in the machinery of governments that manage a specific sector of public administration." Энцикло� ...

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

, headquartered in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

Kiritimati Kiritimati (also known as Christmas Island) is a Pacific Ocean atoll in the northern Line Islands. It is part of the Republic of Kiribati. The name is derived from the English word "Christmas" written in Gilbertese according to its phonology, ...

. It focuses on the development of the

Line Islands The Line Islands, Teraina Islands or Equatorial Islands (in Gilbertese, ''Aono Raina'') are a chain of 11 atolls (with partly or fully enclosed lagoons) and coral islands (with a surrounding reef) in the central Pacific Ocean, south of the Hawa ...

and Phoenix Islands. The ministry was founded after the

1978 Gilbertese Chief Minister election Elections to the post of Chief Minister were held in the Gilbert Islands on 17 March 1978. The result was a victory for Ieremia Tabai, who won 55.6% of the vote. Voter turnout was 73.5%. This was the first election in which a head of government ...

by Ieremia Tabai. Map of Kiribati CIA WFB

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 link

MLPID

References

Government of Kiribati Regional ministries {{Kiribati-stub