Eleu Kamea
Eleu Kamea | |
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 Eleu Kamea | |
| Co-President of Kalea | |
| In office September 1st, 2022 – Present Day | |
| Preceded by | Alana Kalama |
| In office September 1st, 2018 – September 1st, 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 November 2000 Aolani, Ho'olua, Kalea |
| Citizenship | Kalean |
| Nationality | Kalean |
| Political party | Democratic Union Party |
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
| Parent(s) | Aloalo and Malana Kemea |
| Relatives | Lokela Kamea (brother) |
| Alma mater | Aolani Provincial University |
Eleu Kamea is a Kalean activist, philanthropist, and politician. She was born in Aolani, Ho'olua, Kalea on November 22, 2000. She is the younger sister to Lokela Kamea, a Kalean actor. She was elected as the youngest Co-Chair of the Kalean Legislative Assembly at the age of 18 and is currently serving as the youngest Co-President of the Kalean Executive Council.
Early life and education
Orphaned at the age of two because her biological parents died in a car accident, Eleu was adopted by Aloalo and Malana Kemea, the parents of the Kalean actor Lokela Kamea. From a very young age, she grew close to her big brother, giving him the nickname "Kē", which she still uses today. At age three, she began showing advanced skills in her learning abilities, and by age four was already attending school, a year before children are required to by Kalean law. She quickly excelled at all her studies, eventually graduating within just eight years at the age of 12. From there, she began attending Aolani Provincial University in 2012 just as her brother did. There she majored in political science and minored in economics. It took her just two years in the university's accelerated studies program to attain her Bachelor's degree in both. She then studied for two more years in the same program to get her Master's degree in both, alongside pursuing another minor in international relations. She graduated at the age of 16 with a Master's in Political Science, and a Bachelor's in Economics and International Relations. While attending university, she had began an activist campaign to advocate for Wikipedia:Social ecology and Wikipedia:Jineology. Alonside this campaign, she helped establish and run various not-for-profit charities to help further similar campaigns.
Early work and political involvement
After two years of campaigning and charity work, Eleu put her education to further work and began her campaign for the 2018 Kalean elections where she ran for a seat in the Kalean Legislative Assembly. She was supported by many who she helped through her earlier campaigns and charities, and her biggest supporter became her brother, Lokela Kamea, who had always been supportive of her from a very young age. She would go on to not only be elected but be appointed as Co-Chair of the Kalean Legislative Assembly, the youngest in Kalean history.
Political career
Legislative career
During her time as Co-Chair, Eleu oversaw the passage of several landmark pieces of legislation that furthered the protection of Wikipedia:minority rights, environmental rights, and women's rights, as well as maintaining the right to self-defense and religious rights. One such piece of legislation was the Defense of Women Act of 2020, or DOWA for short, a bill that allowed for the creation of all-female municipal militia groups for the collective right of women's self-defense. Eleu authored the bill herself and was "overjoyed" to hear of its passage. "This is an unprecedented win for the rights of women in Kalea and the right to self-defense," she told reporters.