Hon.Ioane Simon Omawa
Vanuatu Labour Party (VLP)
Contact Address:Parliament of Vanuatu
PMB 9052
Port Vila
Vanuatu
Phone: +67833060
Basic Information Consituency: Epi Parliamentary Appointment:
Elected to the Parliament of Vanuatu for Epi Constituency in 2008 Parliamentary Committee:
Member of Standing Order Review Committee
Member of Privilege and Entitlements Review Committee
Chairman of Public Accounts Com-mittee
Chairman of Public Accounts Com-mittee( September 2011 to September 3,
2012—Tabled PAC Report of Audit Reports, 2002 to 2007) Ministerial Appointments:
Minister of Education (Dec-2010 to February, 2011)
Minister of Justice & Com-munity Services (February— April, 2011),
August—September 2011),
Minister of Jus-tice & Community Services ( August—September) Education:
Primary School—Vila Central School, Port Vila
Secondary School—British Secondary School, Port Vila
University Entrance—New Zealand
Short Courses on Trade union—Australia, Fiji, New Zealand Occupation before entering Parliament:
Seafarer on foreign going vessels as deck officer
Public servant, Fi-nance Department
Trade Unionist with Vanuatu Trade Union Movement
Semi-Public Servant with Shefa Provincial Government Council as Secretary
General, 1995 to 2003
Coordinator, Dream Cove Development Company Ltd, 2004 to 2007
President of Shefa Football Association, 1999 to 2011 Year of birth: 23 April 1958 Home island: Epi
Elected to the Parliament of Vanuatu for Epi Constituency in 2008 Parliamentary Committee:
Member of Standing Order Review Committee
Member of Privilege and Entitlements Review Committee
Chairman of Public Accounts Com-mittee
Chairman of Public Accounts Com-mittee( September 2011 to September 3,
2012—Tabled PAC Report of Audit Reports, 2002 to 2007) Ministerial Appointments:
Minister of Education (Dec-2010 to February, 2011)
Minister of Justice & Com-munity Services (February— April, 2011),
August—September 2011),
Minister of Jus-tice & Community Services ( August—September) Education:
Primary School—Vila Central School, Port Vila
Secondary School—British Secondary School, Port Vila
University Entrance—New Zealand
Short Courses on Trade union—Australia, Fiji, New Zealand Occupation before entering Parliament:
Seafarer on foreign going vessels as deck officer
Public servant, Fi-nance Department
Trade Unionist with Vanuatu Trade Union Movement
Semi-Public Servant with Shefa Provincial Government Council as Secretary
General, 1995 to 2003
Coordinator, Dream Cove Development Company Ltd, 2004 to 2007
President of Shefa Football Association, 1999 to 2011 Year of birth: 23 April 1958 Home island: Epi