David Collins (politician)
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David Collins | |||||||||||||||||
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Minister for Education[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Minister for Women, Youth and Sports[2] | |||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 15 March 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
Member of the House of Assembly for Maiana[2][4] | |||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 8 January 2016[3] | |||||||||||||||||
President of the Kiribati National Olympic Committee[6] | |||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 23 March 2013[5] | |||||||||||||||||
Vice President | Kobebe Taitai | ||||||||||||||||
Vice President of the Kiribati National Olympic Committee | |||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Kobebe Taitai | ||||||||||||||||
President of the Kiribati Commonwealth Games Association[7] | |||||||||||||||||
Personal details | |||||||||||||||||
Born | 2 June 1972 | ||||||||||||||||
Profession | Footballer | ||||||||||||||||
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David Collins (born 2 June 1972), is an I-Kiribati politician and was the MP of Maiana. He has also represented Kiribati in basketball and football, playing for the latter as a midfielder at the 2003 South Pacific Games.[8][9]
Political career[]
Elected as MP in Maiana constituency of the Maneaba ni Maungatabu on January 2016, Collins was sworn in as the Kiribati Minister for Women, Youth and Sports in March 2016.[2] Not re-elected in 2020, he terminated his cabinet position in April 2020.
Football career statistics[]
International[]
- As of matches played 2003.[10]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Kiribati | 2003 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ "Current Cabinet Members". Parliament of Kiribati. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "New Kiribati cabinet ministers sworn in". Radio New Zealand. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "More Kiribati ministers lose seats". Radio New Zealand. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Current Members". Parliament of Kiribati. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Kiribati National Olympic Committee" (in French). French Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Kiribati National Olympic Committee - Executive Board". SportsTG. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Kiribati". The Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Pohnpei wins another buzzer- beater; Guam women's team win again". Saipan Tribune. 4 August 2000. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Appearances and Goals for Kiribati National Team". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ David Collins at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1972 births
- Living people
- Government ministers of Kiribati
- Members of the House of Assembly (Kiribati)
- Association football midfielders
- I-Kiribati footballers
- Kiribati international footballers
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