Tallis Obed Moses (born 24 October 1954) is a

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an politician and pastor who served as the

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from 6 July 2017 to 6 July 2022.

Biography

Moses was originally from Port Vato, West Ambrym. He attended Primary School from 1964 to 1967. He later worked for the Teaching Service as a teacher in various schools, before attending the Tangoa Presbyterian Bible Institute in South Santo in 1978. He studied at the Sydney Missionary and Bible College in Australia from 1980 to 1981 and graduated with Diploma in Divinity and Mission. He later studied at

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between 1985 and 1986, graduating with a Diploma in Theology. He went back to Australia in 1989 and studied at the Alan Walker College of Evangelism, where he graduated in 1989 with Certificate of Merit. Moses also served as a pastor at

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, Ranon in North Ambrym,

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and Bamefau. In 2009 and again in 2013, he was elected moderator of the

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after he received religious training and education in Australia and Papua New Guinea. On 6 July 2017 he was elected to succeed President

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who had died in office. He was chosen among 16 candidates after four rounds of voting (received 40 votes out of 57 from the Electoral College) and sworn in immediately after.

References

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