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Executive President Taneti Maamau Vice-President Teuea Toatu Cabinet
Legislative House of Assembly Speaker: Tangariki Reete Members
Judiciary Court of Appeal President: Sir Peter Blanchard High Court Chief Justice: Bill Hastings (suspended)
Elections Recent elections Presidential: 2016 2020 Parliamentary: 2015–16 2020 Political parties
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The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) is a government ministry of Kiribati, headquartered in South Tarawa.^[1]

The minister is responsible of:

• Local government
• Support services to Island Councils
• Decentralization
• Rural Development for all Islands except Line and Phoenix Islands,
• Electoral Commission and National Elections
• Community Development
• Police Services Communication and Improvement Fund
• Health Services Communication and Improvement Fund
• Cultural Affairs and Museum
• Village Bank
• Outer Island Development Program
• Liquor

Ministers

• 1979
• 2003
• Kouraiti Beniato (2007–2011)
• Teima Onorio (2011–2016) as Internal and Social Affairs
• Kobebe Taitai (2018–2020)
• Boutu Bateriki (2020–)