Post: | Ulu-o-Tokelau |
Type: | Head of government |
Insignia: | Badge of Tokelau.svg |
Insigniasize: | 100px |
Insigniacaption: | Badge of Tokelau |
Flag: | File:Flag of Tokelau.svg |
Flagborder: | yes |
Flagcaption: | Flag of Tokelau |
Termlength: | 1 year |
Abbreviation: | Tokelau: Ulu |
Member Of: | Council for the Ongoing Government of Tokelau, General Fono |
Incumbent: | Alapati Tavite |
Incumbentsince: | 12 March 2024 |
Formation: | February 1993 |
Inaugural: | Salesio Lui |
The Ulu-o-Tokelau is the head of government of Tokelau, often simply called the Tokelau: Ulu.[1] The position rotates yearly between the Tokelau: faipule (leaders) of Tokelau's three atolls: Atafu, Fakaofo, and Nukunonu. The current Tokelau: Ulu is Alapati Tavite,[2] the Faipule of Nukunonu atoll, who has held the position since 12 March 2024.[3]
There have been 32 Tokelau: Ulu of Tokelau from 1993, when the office was established, to 2024.[4] [5]
Name | Portrait | Term of office | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Took office | Left office | |||||
1 | Salesio Lui | February 1993 | February 1994 | |||
2 | Keli Neemia | February 1994 | February 1995 | |||
3 | Lepaio Simi | February 1995 | February 1996 | |||
4 | Pio Tuia | February 1996 | February 1997 | |||
5 | Falima Teao | February 1997 | February 1998 | |||
6 | Kuresa Nasau | February 1998 | February 1999 | |||
7 | Pio Tuia (2nd time) | February 1999 | February 2000 | |||
8 | Kolouei O'Brien | February 2000 | February 2001 | |||
9 | Kuresa Nasau (2nd time) | February 2001 | February 2002 | |||
10 | Pio Tuia (3rd time) | February 2002 | February 2003 | |||
11 | Kolouei O'Brien (2nd time) | February 2003 | February 2004 | |||
12 | Patuki Isaako | February 2004 | February 2005 | |||
13 | Pio Tuia (4th time) | February 2005 | 15 February 2006 | |||
14 | Kolouei O'Brien (3rd time) | 15 February 2006 | February 2007 | |||
15 | Kuresa Nasau (3rd time) | February 2007 | 23 February 2008 | |||
16 | Pio Tuia (5th time) | 23 February 2008 | 21 February 2009 | |||
17 | Foua Toloa | 21 February 2009 | 22 March 2010 | |||
18 | Kuresa Nasau (4th time) | 22 March 2010 | 11 March 2011 | |||
19 | Foua Toloa (2nd time) | 11 March 2011 | February 2012 | |||
20 | Kelihiano Kalolo | February 2012 | March 2013 | |||
21 | Salesio Lui (2nd time) | March 2013 | February 2014 | |||
22 | Kuresa Nasau (5th time) | February 2014 | 23 February 2015 | |||
23 | Siopili Perez | 23 February 2015 | 8 March 2016 | |||
24 | Afega Gaualofa | 8 March 2016 | 6 March 2017 | |||
25 | Siopili Perez (2nd time) | 6 March 2017 | 5 March 2018 | |||
26 | Afega Gaualofa (2nd time) | 5 March 2018 | 12 March 2019 | |||
27 | Kelihiano Kalolo (2nd time) | 12 March 2019 | 9 March 2020 | |||
28 | Fofo Tuisano | 9 March 2020 | 8 March 2021 | |||
29 | Kelihiano Kalolo (3rd time) | 8 March 2021 | 19 May 2022 | |||
30 | Siopili Perez (3rd time) | 19 May 2022 | 6 March 2023 | |||
31 | Kelihiano Kalolo (4th time) | 6 March 2023 | 12 March 2024 | |||
32 | Alapati Tavite | 12 March 2024 | present |