Crossley Tatui Explained

Crossley Tatui
Office:Minister of Finance and Infrastructure
Primeminister:Dalton Tagelagi
Term Start:11 June 2020
Predecessor:Toke Talagi (finance)
Pokotoa Sipeli (infrastructure)
Constituency Mp5:Common roll
Term Start5:7 May 2011
Party:None

Crossley Tatui is a Niuean politician and member of the Niue Assembly.

Tatui is a graduate of the University of the South Pacific, with a degree in Public Administration and Accounting.[1] He worked as a public servant, initially as a clerk and then in a number of senior roles including Director of Parliamentary Services and Head of External Affairs.[1] He is a lay preacher in the Ekalesia Niue Church.[1]

Tatui was first elected to the Niue Assembly on the common roll in the 2011 Niuean general election.[2] He was re-elected in 2014, 2017, and again in the 2020 election.[3]

On June 11 2020 Tatui was appointed Minister of Finance and Infrastructure in the Cabinet of Dalton Tagelagi.[4] As Minister of Finance he oversaw Niue's ratification of the PACER Plus regional trade agreement.[5]

He was re-elected at the 2023 election, topping the common roll.[6] He was subsequently reappointed to Tagelagi's Cabinet, holding the same portfolios.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Crossley Tatui aims for another term as a Common Roll Member . TV Niue . 23 May 2020 . 11 June 2020 . 11 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200811093809/https://tvniue.com/2020/05/crossley-tatui-aims-for-another-term-as-a-common-roll-member/ . dead .
  2. Web site: Three new common roll and one new village representative in unofficial election results from Niue . RNZ . 9 May 2011 . 11 June 2020.
  3. Web site: Two new MPs top voting in Niue election . NZ . 1 June 2020 . 11 June 2020.
  4. Web site: New Cabinet Line-up! . Talaniue . 11 June 2020 . 25 June 2020 . 27 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200627122719/https://www.talaniue.com/new-cabinet-line-up/ . dead .
  5. Web site: Niue ratifies regional PACER Plus trade agreement . RNZ . 3 July 2020 . 4 July 2020.
  6. Web site: Son of former Niue Premier among six newcomers to Parliament . RNZ . 3 May 2023 . 3 May 2023.
  7. Web site: Dalton Tagelagi forms Niue's first gender-balanced Cabinet . RNZ . 15 May 2023 . 15 May 2023.
  8. Web site: Premier Tagelagi announce first gender- balanced Cabinet . TV Niue . Esther Pavihi . 12 May 2023 . 15 May 2023.