Tessie Eria Lambourne

Tessie Eria Lambourne
Lambourne in 2018
Member of the Maneaba ni Maungatabu (Parliament)
In role
April 2020
Preceded byNatan Teewe
Kiribati's Ambassador to Taiwan
In role
June 2018  September 2019
Preceded byTeekoa Iuta
Succeeded byEmbassy closed
Secretary to the Cabinet
In role
August 2016  June 2018
Preceded byTeea Tiira
Succeeded byNaomi Biribo
Chair of BKM
In role
22 May 2020  August 2020
Preceded byParty created
Succeeded byParty dissolved
Leader of KKP
In role
August 2020
Preceded byParty created
Personal details
Born
Teretia (Tessie) Eria

(1971-07-14) 14 July 1971
Onotoa, Gilbert and Ellice Islands
Political partyKamanoan Kiribati Party (2020)
SpouseDavid Lambourne
Children5
Education
Occupation
  • I-Kiribati civil servant
  • Diplomat
  • Politician

Tessie Eria Lambourne (born 14 July 1971) is an I-Kiribati civil servant, diplomat and politician. She has been a member of the Maneaba ni Maungatabu (Parliament) since April 2020. She was formerly Kiribati's Ambassador to Taiwan from June 2018 to September 2019 and Secretary to the Cabinet, the highest position in Kiribati's civil service, from August 2016 until June 2018.