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'''Maak Juaija''' (born July 9, 1968) is a [[Mava|Mavean]] politician who currently services as Senior Minister in the Mavean cabinet Secretary in the President's Office, acting as deputy to President Juu Kajusit. | '''Maakitita "Maak" Juaija''' <small>[[Orders, decorations, and medals of Mava#Orders|KSA]] [[National_Congress_of_Mava|MNA]]</small> (born July 9, 1968) is a [[Mava|Mavean]] politician who currently services as Senior Minister in the Mavean cabinet Secretary in the President's Office, acting as deputy to President Juu Kajusit. She was first elected to the [[National Congress of Mava|National Congress]] in 2005, representing Kuiti's first constituency. Prior to this, she was the minister of the parish of Laaian in Kuiti province and moderator of the Kuiti Presbytery. | ||
Maak has held a number of senior positions in Congress and in the cabinet. | Maak has held a number of senior positions in Congress and in the cabinet. She served as a member of the Congressional Committee on Communities and Faith from 2005 to 2010 and later as chair of the committee from 2010 to 2015. In 2019, President Taanut Paitan appointed him secretary of the Department of Public Health, Children, and Family Services; in 2022, she was promoted to lead the Department of International Affairs and Trade under President Juu Kajusit. At the same time, Juu appointed him Senior Secretary and Secretary in the President's Office (de facto vice president). | ||
In January 2025, Maak | In January 2025, Maak assumed presidential powers when President Juu was hospitalised for an undisclosed illness. | ||
== Early life and education == | == Early life and education == | ||
Maak was born in 1968 in Kaapsi (now Kuiti Province, Mava). | Maak was born in 1968 in Kaapsi (now Kuiti Province, Mava). She was educated at the Kiirvak Inalunali School and later sent to Atitlan to complete the final years of her education at a number of boarding schools. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theology at the University of the Republic and a Diploma in Theological Studies from the ''Colegio Protestante de San Carlos Mártir.'' | ||
== Ordained ministry == | == Ordained ministry == | ||
Maak was ordained in the Reformed Church of Mava in 1993. | Maak was ordained in the Reformed Church of Mava in 1993. From 1993 she has served as minister of Laaian in Kuiti, her home province, being only the second woman to be ordained in the Reformed Church. In 1999, she became moderator of the Kuiti Presbytery. | ||
Widely considered a moderate within the church, Maak has been noted for | Widely considered a moderate within the church, Maak has been noted for her practical approach to inter-faith relations. Although she has expressed opinions widely regarded as anti-Catholic, she has met with successive Archbishops of Taalan. | ||
Maak resigned as moderator upon | Maak resigned as moderator upon her election to congress. She also subsequently resigned as minister, taking on a new position as elder. | ||
== Political career == | == Political career == | ||
Maak was first elected to the National Congress at the 2005 Mavean general election. Following | Maak was first elected to the National Congress at the 2005 Mavean general election. Following her election, she sat on the Congressional Committee on Communities and Faith, being one of only two ordained clergymen sitting in Congress at that time. Following the 2010 general election, she was elected to serve as chairman of the committee, becoming a prominent political figure. | ||
In 2015, Maak stood down from the committee to focus on | In 2015, Maak stood down from the committee to focus on her re-election campaign. She served as an assistant to Senior Secretary Aasita Tiamaati and then as deputy speaker of the National Congress for a brief period. | ||
In 2019, President Taanut Paitan appointed Maak to the cabinet as Secretary of the Department of Public Health, Children, and Family Services. As secretary, Maak was responsible for the passage of the Law on the Regulation of Religious Educational Institutions, which the Kanisuat community criticised for further entrenching institutional discrimination in favour of indigenous Protestants. | In 2019, President Taanut Paitan appointed Maak to the cabinet as Secretary of the Department of Public Health, Children, and Family Services. As secretary, Maak was responsible for the passage of the Law on the Regulation of Religious Educational Institutions, which the Kanisuat community criticised for further entrenching institutional discrimination in favour of indigenous Protestants. | ||
Upon the election of Juu Kajusit as president in 2020, Maak remained in post. In 2022, following the death of Maiki Saanisa, | Upon the election of Juu Kajusit as president in 2020, Maak remained in post. In 2022, following the death of Maiki Saanisa, she was promoted to the Department of International Affairs and Trade, with the additional roles of Senior Secretary and Secretary in the President's Office, the second woman to serve in any of these roles. As International Affairs Secretary, she has been noted for her hawkish approach to relations with [[Daojing]]. | ||
Maak assumed presidential powers on January 6, 2025 when President Juu was taken to hospital for an undisclosed illness. As Congress has not formally appointed him as acting president, official statements have started to refer to | Maak assumed presidential powers on January 6, 2025 when President Juu was taken to hospital for an undisclosed illness. As Congress has not formally appointed him as acting president, official statements have started to refer to her as 'acting head of the Council [of Secretaries of Departments].' | ||
== Personal life == | == Personal life == | ||
Maak is married to | Maak is married to Juumit Paagiitu, with whom she was three children. Her eldest daughter, Maisi, was elected to the National Congress in a 2024 by-election. Her son Maapit is also a vicar. | ||
In | In her congressional biography, Maak lists her hobbies as watercolour painting, reading, and horology. | ||
=== Honours === | |||
In 2001, she was appointed a member of the Order of the Honour Cross (KSA) for her services to the community in Kuiti. On her appointment to the cabinet in 2019, Maak became entitled to use the style 'Honourable' in addition to her clerical style of 'Reverend.' | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Latest revision as of 23:10, 9 January 2025
The Reverend and Honourable Maak Juaija | |
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.jpg) Maak in 2024 | |
| Senior Secretary Secretary in the President's Office | |
| Assumed office August 25, 2022 | |
| President | Juu Kajusit |
| Preceded by | Maiki Saanisa |
| Secretary of the Department of International Affairs and Trade | |
| Assumed office August 25, 2022 | |
| President | Juu Kajusit |
| Preceded by | Maiki Saanisa |
| Secretary of the Department of Public Health, Children, and Family Services | |
| In office February 16, 2019 – August 25, 2022 | |
| President | Taanut Paitan Juu Kajusit |
| Preceded by | Maiki Saanisa |
| Succeeded by | Liuri Aastii |
| Member of the National Congress | |
| Assumed office July 13, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Jirum Taarimi |
| Constituency | Kuiti 1 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maak Juaija July 9, 1968 Kaapsi, Mava |
| Political party | Mavean National Party |
| Spouse | Juumit Paagiitu (m. 2005) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of the Republic (BA) |
| Occupation |
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Maakitita "Maak" Juaija KSA MNA (born July 9, 1968) is a Mavean politician who currently services as Senior Minister in the Mavean cabinet Secretary in the President's Office, acting as deputy to President Juu Kajusit. She was first elected to the National Congress in 2005, representing Kuiti's first constituency. Prior to this, she was the minister of the parish of Laaian in Kuiti province and moderator of the Kuiti Presbytery.
Maak has held a number of senior positions in Congress and in the cabinet. She served as a member of the Congressional Committee on Communities and Faith from 2005 to 2010 and later as chair of the committee from 2010 to 2015. In 2019, President Taanut Paitan appointed him secretary of the Department of Public Health, Children, and Family Services; in 2022, she was promoted to lead the Department of International Affairs and Trade under President Juu Kajusit. At the same time, Juu appointed him Senior Secretary and Secretary in the President's Office (de facto vice president).
In January 2025, Maak assumed presidential powers when President Juu was hospitalised for an undisclosed illness.
Early life and education
Maak was born in 1968 in Kaapsi (now Kuiti Province, Mava). She was educated at the Kiirvak Inalunali School and later sent to Atitlan to complete the final years of her education at a number of boarding schools. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theology at the University of the Republic and a Diploma in Theological Studies from the Colegio Protestante de San Carlos Mártir.
Ordained ministry
Maak was ordained in the Reformed Church of Mava in 1993. From 1993 she has served as minister of Laaian in Kuiti, her home province, being only the second woman to be ordained in the Reformed Church. In 1999, she became moderator of the Kuiti Presbytery.
Widely considered a moderate within the church, Maak has been noted for her practical approach to inter-faith relations. Although she has expressed opinions widely regarded as anti-Catholic, she has met with successive Archbishops of Taalan.
Maak resigned as moderator upon her election to congress. She also subsequently resigned as minister, taking on a new position as elder.
Political career
Maak was first elected to the National Congress at the 2005 Mavean general election. Following her election, she sat on the Congressional Committee on Communities and Faith, being one of only two ordained clergymen sitting in Congress at that time. Following the 2010 general election, she was elected to serve as chairman of the committee, becoming a prominent political figure.
In 2015, Maak stood down from the committee to focus on her re-election campaign. She served as an assistant to Senior Secretary Aasita Tiamaati and then as deputy speaker of the National Congress for a brief period.
In 2019, President Taanut Paitan appointed Maak to the cabinet as Secretary of the Department of Public Health, Children, and Family Services. As secretary, Maak was responsible for the passage of the Law on the Regulation of Religious Educational Institutions, which the Kanisuat community criticised for further entrenching institutional discrimination in favour of indigenous Protestants.
Upon the election of Juu Kajusit as president in 2020, Maak remained in post. In 2022, following the death of Maiki Saanisa, she was promoted to the Department of International Affairs and Trade, with the additional roles of Senior Secretary and Secretary in the President's Office, the second woman to serve in any of these roles. As International Affairs Secretary, she has been noted for her hawkish approach to relations with Daojing.
Maak assumed presidential powers on January 6, 2025 when President Juu was taken to hospital for an undisclosed illness. As Congress has not formally appointed him as acting president, official statements have started to refer to her as 'acting head of the Council [of Secretaries of Departments].'
Personal life
Maak is married to Juumit Paagiitu, with whom she was three children. Her eldest daughter, Maisi, was elected to the National Congress in a 2024 by-election. Her son Maapit is also a vicar.
In her congressional biography, Maak lists her hobbies as watercolour painting, reading, and horology.
Honours
In 2001, she was appointed a member of the Order of the Honour Cross (KSA) for her services to the community in Kuiti. On her appointment to the cabinet in 2019, Maak became entitled to use the style 'Honourable' in addition to her clerical style of 'Reverend.'
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