Agnes Terei was a Vanuatuan educator and politician. In 1965 she became the first woman appointed to the Advisory Council of the New Hebrides.

Biography

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Espiritu Santo Espiritu Santo (, ; ) is the largest island in the nation of Vanuatu, with an area of and a population of around 40,000 according to the 2009 census. Geography The island belongs to the archipelago of the New Hebrides in the Pacific region ...

, Terei worked as an assistant teacher at the Sainte Therese mission school in Espiritu Santo. In December 1965 she was appointed to the Advisory Council, becoming its first female member.Higher duties in Solomons and New Hebrides
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', January 1966, p11

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