List of Tuvalu MPs explained

See also: Politics of Tuvalu, Elections and political parties in Tuvalu and List of by-elections in Tuvalu.

See main article: Parliament of Tuvalu. This is a list of the members of the Parliament of Tuvalu or Palamene o Tuvalu as elected at the 2024 Tuvaluan general election.[1] [2]

There are no formal parties in Tuvalu. The political system is based on personal alliances and loyalties derived from clan and family connections.[3] The Parliament of Tuvalu is rare among national legislatures in that it is non-partisan in nature. It does tend to have both a distinct government and a distinct opposition.

On 26 February 2024, Feleti Teo was appointed as prime minister, after he was elected unopposed by the parliament.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] On 27 February, Sir Iakoba Italeli was elected as the Speaker of the Parliament of Tuvalu in an uncontested ballot.[9] Teo also appointed the members of the Cabinet on 27 February.[9] [10]

Members elected for the first time at the 2024 general election are noted with *

Members of Parliament elected in the 2024 general election

ConstituencyMembersFactionNotes
FunafutiTuafafa LatasiGovernment minister
Simon KofeGovernment minister
NanumagaMonise Lafai
Hamoa HolonaGovernment minister -Nanumea
NiutaoFeleti Penitala TeoPrime minister
Saaga Talu TeafaGovernment minister
Nui
Iakoba Italeli TaeiaSpeaker of the Parliament
NukufetauPanapasi NelesoniGovernment minister
Enele Sopoaga
NukulaelaeSeve Paeniu
Namoliki Sualiki
VaitupuPaulson PanapaGovernment minister
Maina TaliaGovernment minister

Notes and References

  1. News: Tuvalu general election: Six newcomers in parliament . . 29 January 2024 . 29 January 2024.
  2. News: Marinaccio. Jess . Tuvalu’s 2024 general election: a new political landscape. 26 January 2024 . PolicyDevBlog. 30 January 2024.
  3. Web site: Hassall . Graham . Democracy and Elections project, Governance Program, University of the South Pacific. The Tuvalu General Election 2006 . 2006. 11 April 2015.
  4. Web site: Kirsty . Needham . Taiwan ally Tuvalu names Feleti Teo as new prime minister . Reuters . 26 February 2024. 26 February 2024.
  5. Web site: Agence France-Presse. Tuvalu names Feleti Teo prime minister after pro-Taiwan leader Kausea Natano ousted. The Guardian. 26 February 2024. 26 February 2024. 26 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240226025039/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/26/tuvalu-election-feleti-teo-named-pm-prime-minister-kausea-natano. live.
  6. Web site: Australian Associated Press. Feleti Teo named as new Tuvalu prime minister. The National Indigenous Times. 26 February 2024. 26 February 2024. 27 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240227005646/https://nit.com.au/26-02-2024/9949/feleti-teo-named-as-new-tuvalu-prime-minister. live.
  7. News: Rod McGuirk and Tristan Lavalette. Feleti Teo is named Tuvalu's new prime minister after elections that ousted Taiwan supporter . The Washington Post. 25 February 2024. 26 February 2024.
  8. News: Feleti Teo elected new Tuvalu PM unopposed . . 26 February 2024 . 26 February 2024 . 26 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240226012238/https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/510174/feleti-teo-elected-new-tuvalu-pm-unopposed . live .
  9. Web site: Cabinet lineup of new Tuvalu government unveiled. Radio New Zealand . 28 February 2024. 26 February 2024.
  10. Web site: Tuvalu PM announces new Cabinet. Island Business. 29 January 2024. 3 March 2024.