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Following the general election on 25 November 1993 the subsequent parliament elected [[Kamuta Latasi]] as prime minister on 10 December 1993. Tausi was the deputy prime minister in the government of Kamuta Latasi (December 1993 to December 1996); Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Natural Resources and also the Home Affairs and Rural Development in the 2nd government of [[Bikenibeu Paeniu]] (1996 to 1998);<ref name="P98">{{cite web| last = | first = | work=Pacific Islands Development Program/East-West Center Center for Pacific Islands Studies/University of Hawai‘i at Manoa /PACNEWS/tuvaluislands.com |title= Paeniu Re-Elected Tuvalu Prime Minister |date = 8 April 1998 |url= http://www.tuvaluislands.com/news/archived/1998/1998-04-08.htm| accessdate=21 April 2015}}</ref> and after the [[1998 Tuvaluan general election]] he moved to the Ministry of Works, Energy and Communications in the 3rd government of Paeniu.<ref name="P98"/> |
Following the general election on 25 November 1993 the subsequent parliament elected [[Kamuta Latasi]] as prime minister on 10 December 1993. Tausi was the deputy prime minister in the government of Kamuta Latasi (December 1993 to December 1996); Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Natural Resources and also the Home Affairs and Rural Development in the 2nd government of [[Bikenibeu Paeniu]] (1996 to 1998);<ref name="P98">{{cite web| last = | first = | work=Pacific Islands Development Program/East-West Center Center for Pacific Islands Studies/University of Hawai‘i at Manoa /PACNEWS/tuvaluislands.com |title= Paeniu Re-Elected Tuvalu Prime Minister |date = 8 April 1998 |url= http://www.tuvaluislands.com/news/archived/1998/1998-04-08.htm| accessdate=21 April 2015}}</ref> and after the [[1998 Tuvaluan general election]] he moved to the Ministry of Works, Energy and Communications in the 3rd government of Paeniu.<ref name="P98"/> |
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He was appointed the [[List of Speakers of the Parliament of Tuvalu|speaker]] of the parliament from 2003 to 2006 during the governments of [[Saufatu Sopoanga]] and [[Maatia Toafa]].<ref name="PIR">{{ cite journal|last= Taafaki|first= Tauaasa|title= Polynesia in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006, Tuvalu|url= http://archives.pireport.org/archive/2007/March/tcp-tv.htm|year= 2007|volume= 19|issue= 1|journal= The Contemporary Pacific|pages= 276–286|doi= 10.1353/cp.2007.0036| |
He was appointed the [[List of Speakers of the Parliament of Tuvalu|speaker]] of the parliament from 2003 to 2006 during the governments of [[Saufatu Sopoanga]] and [[Maatia Toafa]].<ref name="PIR">{{ cite journal|last= Taafaki|first= Tauaasa|title= Polynesia in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006, Tuvalu|url= http://archives.pireport.org/archive/2007/March/tcp-tv.htm|year= 2007|volume= 19|issue= 1|journal= The Contemporary Pacific|pages= 276–286|doi= 10.1353/cp.2007.0036|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303172349/http://archives.pireport.org/archive/2007/March/tcp-tv.htm|archivedate= 3 March 2016}}</ref> |
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He was not re-elected in the [[2010 Tuvaluan general election|2010 general election]]. Dr [[Falesa Pitoi]], who was elected, became ill and was unable to attend parliament.<ref name="IB050813">{{cite web |
He was not re-elected in the [[2010 Tuvaluan general election|2010 general election]]. Dr [[Falesa Pitoi]], who was elected, became ill and was unable to attend parliament.<ref name="IB050813">{{cite web| work =Islands Business| title =Enele Sopoaga Sworn-in Today as Tuvalu’s New PM| date =5 August 2013| url =http://www.islandsbusiness.com/news/tuvalu/2209/enele-sopoaga-sworn-in-today-as-tuvalus-new-pm/| accessdate =5 August 2013| url-status =dead| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054326/http://www.islandsbusiness.com/news/tuvalu/2209/enele-sopoaga-sworn-in-today-as-tuvalus-new-pm/| archivedate =21 September 2013}}</ref> In late 2013, following an assessment of Dr Pitoi's health, the [[Governor General of Tuvalu|governor-general]] declared a vacancy for the constituency of Nanumanga.<ref name="RNZI121213">{{cite web| last =| first =| work=Radio New Zealand International|title= Tuvalu to hold by-election in Nanumaga|date =11 December 2013 |url= http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=81232| accessdate=12 December 2013}}</ref> The polling date for [[2014 Nanumaga by-election|the by-election]] occurred on 14 January 2014.<ref name="IB150114">{{cite web| last =Matau| first =Robert| work =Islands Business| title =New speaker for Tuvalu in the new year?| date =January 2014| url =http://www.islandsbusiness.com/2014/1/pacific-update/new-speaker-for-tuvalu-in-the-new-year/| accessdate =15 January 2014| url-status =dead| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20140116075556/http://www.islandsbusiness.com/2014/1/pacific-update/new-speaker-for-tuvalu-in-the-new-year/| archivedate =16 January 2014}}</ref> Otinielu Tausi was the successful candidate.<ref name="RNZ160114">{{cite web| last =| first =| work= Radio New Zealand|title= Tuvalu by-election sees former speaker win seat|date =16 January 2014|url= http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/233496/tuvalu-by-election-sees-former-speaker-win-seat| accessdate=16 January 2014}}</ref> Following his election, he chose to join the parliamentary majority of prime minister [[Enele Sopoaga]]. Tausi was elected as speaker on 3 March 2014 to replace, [[Kamuta Latasi|Sir Kamuta Latasi]].<ref name="IB041314">{{cite web| last =Matau| first =Robert| work =Islands Business| title =Tuvalu’s new speaker| date =4 March 2014| url =http://www.islandsbusiness.com/news/tuvalu/4782/tuvalus-new-speaker/| accessdate =9 March 2014| url-status =dead| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20140305122627/http://www.islandsbusiness.com/news/tuvalu/4782/tuvalus-new-speaker/| archivedate =5 March 2014}}</ref><ref name="RNZ051314">{{cite web| last = | first = | work= Radio New Zealand International |title= Tuvalu PM says ousted speaker misinterpreted constitution |date =4 March 2014|url= http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/237913/tuvalu-pm-says-ousted-speaker-misinterpreted-constitution| accessdate=8 March 2014}}</ref> He was re-elected as the speaker following the [[2015 Tuvaluan general election]].<ref name="IPU25">{{cite web| last = | first = | work=Inter-Parliamentary Union|title=Palamene o Tuvalu (Parliament of Tuvalu) |date =13 April 2015|url= http://www.ipu.org/parline/reports/2327_E.htm| accessdate=14 June 2015}}</ref> |
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He was not re-elected in the [[2019 Tuvaluan general election|2019 general election]].<ref name=RNZ19>{{cite web|first=Jamie|last=Tahana|title= Tuvalu elections: large turnover for new parliament|work=Radio New Zealand|date=10 September 2019|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/398454/tuvalu-elections-large-turnover-for-new-parliament|accessdate=10 September 2019}}</ref> |
He was not re-elected in the [[2019 Tuvaluan general election|2019 general election]].<ref name=RNZ19>{{cite web|first=Jamie|last=Tahana|title= Tuvalu elections: large turnover for new parliament|work=Radio New Zealand|date=10 September 2019|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/398454/tuvalu-elections-large-turnover-for-new-parliament|accessdate=10 September 2019}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 16:49, 8 October 2021
Otinielu Tauteleimalae Tausi | |
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| Deputy Prime Minister of Tuvalu | |
| In office 10 December 1993 – 27 April 1999 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governors‑General | Tomu Sione Tulaga Manuella Tomasi Puapua |
| Speaker of the Parliament of Tuvalu | |
| In office 2 August 2002 – 14 August 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Saufatu Sopoanga Maatia Toafa |
| Preceded by | Faimalaga Luka |
| Succeeded by | Kamuta Latasi |
| In office 3 March 2014 – 9 September 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Enele Sopoaga |
| Preceded by | Kamuta Latasi |
| Succeeded by | Samuelu Teo |
Otinielu Tauteleimalae Tausi is a politician from Tuvalu for the constituency of Nanumanga. He served as the speaker of the Parliament of Tuvalu from 2003 until 2006, then again from March 2014 onward, and has also been the deputy prime minister of Tuvalu.
Following the general election on 25 November 1993 the subsequent parliament elected Kamuta Latasi as prime minister on 10 December 1993. Tausi was the deputy prime minister in the government of Kamuta Latasi (December 1993 to December 1996); Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Natural Resources and also the Home Affairs and Rural Development in the 2nd government of Bikenibeu Paeniu (1996 to 1998);[1] and after the 1998 Tuvaluan general election he moved to the Ministry of Works, Energy and Communications in the 3rd government of Paeniu.[1]
He was appointed the speaker of the parliament from 2003 to 2006 during the governments of Saufatu Sopoanga and Maatia Toafa.[2]
He was not re-elected in the 2010 general election. Dr Falesa Pitoi, who was elected, became ill and was unable to attend parliament.[3] In late 2013, following an assessment of Dr Pitoi's health, the governor-general declared a vacancy for the constituency of Nanumanga.[4] The polling date for the by-election occurred on 14 January 2014.[5] Otinielu Tausi was the successful candidate.[6] Following his election, he chose to join the parliamentary majority of prime minister Enele Sopoaga. Tausi was elected as speaker on 3 March 2014 to replace, Sir Kamuta Latasi.[7][8] He was re-elected as the speaker following the 2015 Tuvaluan general election.[9]
He was not re-elected in the 2019 general election.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Paeniu Re-Elected Tuvalu Prime Minister". Pacific Islands Development Program/East-West Center Center for Pacific Islands Studies/University of Hawai‘i at Manoa /PACNEWS/tuvaluislands.com. 8 April 1998. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ Taafaki, Tauaasa (2007). "Polynesia in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006, Tuvalu". The Contemporary Pacific. 19 (1): 276–286. doi:10.1353/cp.2007.0036. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Enele Sopoaga Sworn-in Today as Tuvalu's New PM". Islands Business. 5 August 2013. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ "Tuvalu to hold by-election in Nanumaga". Radio New Zealand International. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ Matau, Robert (January 2014). "New speaker for Tuvalu in the new year?". Islands Business. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ^ "Tuvalu by-election sees former speaker win seat". Radio New Zealand. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ Matau, Robert (4 March 2014). "Tuvalu's new speaker". Islands Business. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ "Tuvalu PM says ousted speaker misinterpreted constitution". Radio New Zealand International. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "Palamene o Tuvalu (Parliament of Tuvalu)". Inter-Parliamentary Union. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ Tahana, Jamie (10 September 2019). "Tuvalu elections: large turnover for new parliament". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
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