Arana Marama

Arana Marama is an Oan politician who is currently serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Oan Isles. She serves in the Uye-Ahua government. In that role she has been heavily involved in Auroran politics. She previously worked in civil society as the head of a non-profit and non-governmental organization that supplied water infrastructure to water-scarce and underdeveloped countries. She is a transwoman and is married to Mr Kahi Tearoa and has a son, Utani Tearoa. Born and raised in Noapa, she is a devout adherent of Mauism. Her ideals are aligned with environmental justice. Colleagues speak of her as a highly competent and ambitious politician.

Ministerial career

Arana Marama took over the Department of Foreign Affairs from Locklyn Le Roy after he resigned from active politics. She was appointed by Emperor Oahoanu and she serves in the Maui Uye-Ahua government. She is politically aligned to the Green Party despite not being a member of the legislature.

In early 2020, Arana Marama spearheaded negotiations to establish the Auroran Monetary Fund. The Auroran Monetary Fund aimed to leverage private and public sector contributions from member states of the United Nations of the Auroran Continent to provide development finance for member states who would otherwise fail to raise capital for development projects on the bond market or from private sector loans. Despite robust discussions in the UNAC deliberative bodies, the initiative died down, but the Minister tried again to revive it.

Mrs Marama was part of a team that advised the Council of Ministers to establish a multi billion four year infrastructure investment scheme to greater connect the Oan Isles and the Morstaybishlian West Territories. The mechanics of the scheme and running of its operations were eventually developed and administered by the Departments of Commerce & Workers and of Public Works.

In 2021, Arana Marama oversaw the creation of a Special Geopolitical Threat Assessment Report (GTA) for the UNAC. The report followed concerns by the Council of Ministers of the Oan Isles that the late 2020 terrorist attacks in the Nocturne province of Caltharus in Great Morstaybishlia were an indication of greater geopolitical issues facing the region. The main aims of the report were to help the UNAC prevent growing instability that may lead to war.