Teniku Talesi Explained

Office:Acting Governor-General of Tuvalu
Primeminister:Enele Sopoaga
Kausea Natano
Term Start:22 August 2019
Term End:January 2021[1]
Predecessor:Iakoba Italeli
Successor:Samuelu Teo (acting)
Spouse:Talesi Honolulu

Teniku Talesi Honolulu [2] served as the acting governor-general of Tuvalu from 22 August 2019[3] [4] [5] until January 2021.[1] She replaced Sir Iakoba Italeli, who resigned to contest in the 2019 general election.[4]

She convened the Parliament of Tuvalu to meet on 19 September 2019, at which Kausea Natano was elected as prime minister of Tuvalu.[6] [7]

The decision of the caretaker government of Enele Sopoaga was to appoint the Governor-General to succeed Sir Iakoba Italeli, from the island of Nanumaga, which the new government of Kausea Natano accepted, however the appointment was held up as the government did not accept the process by which the nomination was carried out by the Nanumaga Falekaupule.[4]

She carried out the functions and duties of the Governor-General, including signing a pardon for 2 Fijian nationals,[8] and appearing at official events.[9] [10]

In 1998 and 2009, as Assistant Secretary in the Department of Home Affairs and Rural Development, she represented Tuvalu at different conferences (10th SPREEP Meeting of Apia in Samoa and the 5th Regular Session of Northern Committee of Western and Central Pacific Ocean Fisheries Commission).[11] In 2012, she was the Assistant Secretary in the Department of Home Affairs and Rural Development.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LCT ‘Moeiteava’ Christened And Commissioned . Kitiona Tausi, Tuvalu Paradise – Issue No. 06/2021. 29 January 2021. 16 October 2021.
  2. Web site: London Gazette (VOLUME II, 2017, page 149). Awards list – Tuvalu . 2017 . 10 January 2021 .
  3. Web site: United Nations – Heads Of State . United Nations – Protocol and Liaison Service . 2020. 10 January 2021.
  4. Web site: GG's Appointment: Nanumaga Continues To Defy Government's Request. Kitiona Tausi, Tuvalu Paradise – Issue No. 44/2020. 9 October 2020. 4 January 2021.
  5. Book: Lansford . Tom . Political Handbook of the World 2020-2021. 2021. CQ Press (Sage Knowledge).
  6. Web site: Pareti . Samisoni . Islands Business . Natano gets PM nomination . 16 September 2019 . 5 January 2021 .
  7. Web site: PACNEWS. New Tuvalu PM will not attend UN Climate Summit in New York. 18 September 2019 . 5 January 2021 .
  8. Web site: Ravuwai . Ilaijia . Fiji Sun . Two Fijian Nationals Pardoned From Life Imprisonment In Tuvalu . 16 December 2019 . 10 January 2021 .
  9. Web site: The Embassy Held a Reception to Celebrate the 108th National Day of the R.O.C. (Taiwan) and the 40th of Diplomatic Relationship between the R.O.C. (Taiwan) and Tuvalu . Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Tuvalu. 5 October 2019 . 16 October 2021.
  10. Web site: Government Launches "Te Kete" . Kitiona Tausi, Tuvalu Paradise – Issue No. 12/2020. 21 December 2020 . 16 October 2021.
  11. Web site: South Pacific Regional Environment Programme . Report of the Tenth SPREP Meeting (Apia, Samoa) . 15–18 September 1998 . 16 May 2021 .
  12. Web site: United Nations Development Programme. Assessment of Development Results: Evaluation of UNDP Contribution – Pacific Island Countries. February 2012 . 5 January 2021 .

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