David Collins (politician)
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] | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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 in 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. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ 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