Willie Tokataake is an I-Kiribati politician and current Speaker of the House of Assembly.
He was born on 25 May 1956[1] in Abemama, Willie Tokataake is related to the island's royal family, which is now purely ceremonial.
He attended the Marine Training Centre on Tarawa before joining the crew of a German freighter, an experience he profoundly disliked.
[2][3] Tokataake was Minister of Education, Science and Technology in President Teburoro Tito’s cabinet from 1994 to 1998.
[4][5] On 2 July 2020, Tokataake was sworn in as Minister for Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy as part of President Taneti Maamau's cabinet.