Premier of Niue explained

Post:Premier
Body:Niue
Insigniacaption:Seal of Niue
Flag:Flag of Niue.svg
Flagborder:yes
Flagcaption:Flag of Niue
Incumbent:Dalton Tagelagi
Incumbentsince:11 June 2020
Type:Head of government
Member Of:Cabinet of Niue,
Assembly
Seat:Alofi
Appointer:King's Representative to Niue
Termlength:At His Majesty's pleasure
Constituting Instrument:Niue Constitution Act
Precursor:Leader of Government Business
Formation:19 October 1974
First:Sir Robert Rex

The premier of Niue is Niue's head of government. They are elected by the Niue Assembly, and forms a Cabinet consisting of themselves and three other members of the Assembly.[1]

Sir Robert Rex was continuously re-elected every three years from Niue's associated statehood in 1974 until his death in 1992.

List of officeholders

Key
PortraitName
Term of officePolitical partyElected
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1Sir Robert Rex
19 October 197412 December 1992 †Independent
1975
1978
1981
1984
Niue People's Party
1987
1990
2Young Vivian
12 December 19929 March 1993Niue People's Party
3Frank Lui
9 March 199326 March 1999Independent1993
1996
4Sani Lakatani
26 March 19991 May 2002Niue People's Party1999
(2)Young Vivian
1 May 200219 June 2008Niue People's Party
2002
Independent
2005
5Sir Toke Talagi
19 June 200811 June 2020Independent2008
2011
2014
2017
[2]
6Dalton Tagelagi
11 June 2020IncumbentIndependent2020 2023[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hannum, Hurst. Basic Documents on Autonomy and Minority Rights. 1993-03-29. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. 079231977X. 403. en. 1 April 2017.
  2. Web site: Niue Has New Premier . Pacific Islands Report . 20 June 2008 . 21 March 2023.
  3. Web site: Dalton Tagelagi voted in as new Premier of Niue . RNZ . 11 June 2020 . 21 March 2023.