Gloria Julia King

[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][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.