Apisai Ielemia

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article or the following section is not adequately provided with supporting documents ( e.g. individual evidence ). Information without sufficient evidence could be removed soon. Please help Wikipedia by researching the information and including good evidence.
Apisai Ielemia

Apisai Ielemia (born August 19, 1955 on Vaitupu ; † November 19, 2018 in Funafuti ) was a politician of the Pacific island state of Tuvalu and its head of government between 2006 and 2010.

Political career

He represented the island of Vaitupu in the 15-member parliament of Tuvalu . In the parliamentary elections on August 3, 2006, the then head of government Maatia Toafa suffered a defeat. The parliament then elected the opposition politician Ielemia as Toafa's successor. Ielemia was Tuvalu's 10th head of government and also held the office of Foreign Minister. Ielemia's cabinet also consisted of seven other ministerial posts:

  • House Speaker: Kamuta Latasi (representing Funafuti )
  • Interior Minister: Willy Telavi (representing Nanumea )
  • Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Industry: Lotoala Metia (representing Nukufetau )
  • Minister of Communications and Labor: Taukelina Finikaso (representing Vaitupu )
  • Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Resources: Tavau Teii (representing Niutao )
  • Minister for Education, Sport and Health: Iakoba Italeli (representing Nui )
  • Committee chairman: Sir Tomu Malaefono Sione (representing Niutao )

Corruption allegation

In 2016 Ielemia was sentenced to one year in prison for corruption in the first instance. During his tenure as Prime Minister starting November 2009, he is said to have accepted a total of more than USD 15,000 from Japanese and Taiwanese sources on four occasions and deposited it in his private account.

Ielemia lost his seat in parliament in 2016 after serving a prison sentence following conviction for corruption. After the verdict was overturned a few weeks later in the second instance, Ielemia sued in vain for his lost parliamentary seat, which was filled by Isaia Vaipuna Taape from July 2017 by by-election.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Former Tuvalu prime minister laid to rest Radio New Zealand, accessed November 22, 2018
  2. ↑ a b Freedom in the World 2018 Tuvalu . In: Freedom House . 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  3. ^ Former Tuvalu PM Convicted Of Corruption, Abuse Of Office . In: Radio New Zealand International . June 28, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Ielemia, Apisai
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Tuvaluan politician, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Tuvalu
DATE OF BIRTH August 19, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Vaitupu
DATE OF DEATH 19th November 2018
Place of death Funafuti