Mackenzie Kiritome Explained

Mackenzie Kiritome
Honorific-Suffix:	MP
Parliament3:	Tuvaluan
Predecessor3:	Pelenike Isaia Leneuoti Matusi
Term Start3:	31 March 2015
Party:	Independent

Mackenzie Kiritome is a Tuvaluan politician, elected to represent Nui in the 2015 Tuvaluan general election.^{[1] [2] [3]} He was re-elected in the 2019 general election,^[4] and again in the 2024 Tuvaluan general election.^{[5] [6]}

Mackenzie Kiritome was born in Kiribati and now lives in Tuvalu. He is the owner of Mackenzie Trading Limited, which since 2008, has operated small retail outlets in the outer islands to sell merchandise. In 2010 the business employed 40 people.^[7] Mackenzie Trading Limited competes with the Co-operative Society.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pua Pedro & Semi Malaki . Fenui News. Special Election Issue. 1 April 2015. 1 April 2015.
2. Web site: Radio New Zealand . Election looks set to return Sopoaga as Tuvalu's PM. 2 April 2015. 2 April 2015.
3. Web site: Fenui News. Tuvalu National Election 2015 Results (Nui). 1 April 2015. 1 April 2015.
4. Web site: Jamie. Tahana. Tuvalu elections: large turnover for new parliament. Radio New Zealand. 10 September 2019. 10 September 2019.
5. News: Tuvalu general election: Six newcomers in parliament . . 29 January 2024 . 29 January 2024.
6. News: Marinaccio. Jess . Tuvalu’s 2024 general election: a new political landscape. 30 January 2024 . PolicyDevBlog. 30 January 2024.
7. Web site: PACNEWS. Competition forces redundancy for Tuvalu’s largest wholesale and retail outlet. 5 March 2010. 11 April 2015.