Gloria Julia King
Gloria Julia King | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Parliament of Vanuatu | |
| Assumed office October 13, 2022 | |
| Constituency | Efate |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Union of Moderate Parties |
Gloria Julia King is an athlete, businesswoman, and politician in Vanuatu. In 2022, she was elected to the Parliament of Vanuatu. She is only the sixth woman in the country to become a member of Parliament.
Biography[edit]
Gloria Julia King is Ni-Vanuatu from the Vanuatuan islet of Mele.[1] She is a former member of the Vanuatu women's national football team and represented Vanuatu at the 2003 South Pacific Games.[2][3][4] She has since served as a football coach and manager, and as the chef de mission for the Vanuatuan delegation at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[3][4][5] Also a businesswoman, she runs a company selling kava, a popular and ritually important beverage.[6][7]
King first became involved in politics when she joined efforts to establish a village water system in Mele.[2]
In the 2022 Vanuatuan general election, she ran for a seat in the rural Efate constituency as a candidate from the Union of Moderate Parties.[2][3][6][8] Her campaign included a commitment to improve opportunities for women in business.[2][6] She was elected with 1,618 votes, becoming only the sixth woman to become a member of Parliament in Vanuatu, and the first in 14 years.[2][3][6]
King currently serves as the only woman in the 52-member Parliament, and she was the first woman to hold the position of third deputy speaker, a position she lost during the 2023 political shakeup.[3][9][10][11][12]
References[edit]
- ^ Morris, Doddy (2022-11-01). "I Am Representing All Women in Parliament: King". Vanuatu Daily Post. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ a b c d e Keck, Madeleine (2022-10-26). "Vanuatu Elects Gloria Julia King to Parliament, First Woman MP in 14 Years". Global Citizen. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ a b c d e Collins, Jessica (2023-08-24). "Pacific Change Makers - Vanuatu MP Gloria Julia King on women, sport, and politics". Lowy Institute. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ a b "Women's football invites all to first game". Vanuatu Daily Post. 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ Tiriman, Caroline (2023-01-01). "How a trip to Birmingham inspired Vanuatu's Gloria Julia King to run for office". ABC Pacific. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ a b c d "Times have changed, says Vanuatu's first woman MP in 14 years". France 24. 2022-10-27. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ Roy, Eleanor Ainge; Jong, Eleanor de (2017-11-23). "Vanuatu leads push to make narcotic drink kava a worldwide favourite". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ Roberts, Anita (2022-10-18). "UMP secures three seats on Efate Rural". Vanuatu Daily Post. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ Anthony, Kelvin (2023-08-23). "Vanuatu MP hopes political impasse can be resolved to kick-start recovery". RNZ. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ Kalsakau, Kizzy (2022-11-04). "Another Glass Ceiling Shattered by King". Vanuatu Daily Post. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ Kalsakau, Kizzy (2022-11-04). "VNCW Applauds First Female Third Deputy Speaker". Vanuatu Daily Post. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ "'Kava time' change of govt took ni-Vanuatu by surprise, says academic". Vanuatu Daily Post. 2023-09-08. Retrieved 2023-11-16.