Fiatau Penitala Teo

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Sir Fiatau Penitala Teo GCMG MBE GBR ISO (born July 23, 1911 in Funafuti , † November 25, 1998 in Funafuti) was a politician of the Pacific island state of Tuvalu .

Life

Teo was appointed chief in the House of Chiefs of Niutao in 1945 and reinstalled as chief on June 29, 1997 after his service as the first governor general of Tuvalu had expired.

When the former British colony of Ellice Islands declared independence from the United Kingdom in 1978 , the people of Tuvalu decided to keep Queen Elizabeth II as head of state. The post of governor general was created for this purpose.

Governor General of Tuvalu

Teo served as the first Governor General of Tuvalu from October 1, 1978 to March 1, 1986. In this capacity, he oversaw the first change of government in Tuvalu after independence in 1981.

Teo was named Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1956 . And in 1979 he received the Imperial Service Order (ISO), as well as the appointment as Ordinary Member of the First Class (Knight Grand Cross) of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (GCMG).

He was succeeded in 1986 by Sir Tupua Leupena .

death

Teo died in Funafuti in 1998 .

family

Teo was married to Uimai Tofiga Teo . His son Samuelu Teo was a representative of Niutao in Parliament from 1998 to 2006. Samuelu Teo was re-elected in 2015.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sogivalu, Pulekau A .: A Brief History of Niutao . Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific, 1992, ISBN 982-02-0058-X .
  2. ^ Brij V. Lal, Kate Fortune: The Pacific Islands: An Encyclopedia . University of Hawaii Press, 2000, p. 282.
  3. ^ Supplement to the London Gazette . UK Government. January 2, 1956. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  4. ^ Supplement to the London Gazette . UK Government. July 10, 1979. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  5. ^ Seve Paeniu: First Tuvalu Governor General Rests In Peace . Tuvalu Echoes. December 1998.
  6. ^ Seve Paeniu: First Tuvalu Governor General Rests In Peace . Tuvalu News. December 1998. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  7. ↑ Tuvalu elects 12 Members of Parliament . In: East-West Center Center for Pacific Islands Studies / University of Hawai'i at Manoa / PACNEWS . March 27, 1998. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  8. ↑ Election looks set to return Sopoaga as Tuvalu's PM . In: Radio New Zealand . April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
predecessor Office successor
- Governor General of Tuvalu
1978–1986 		Tupua Leupena
personal data
SURNAME Teo, Fiatau Penitala
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Tuvaluan politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 23, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH Funafuti
DATE OF DEATH November 25, 1998
Place of death Funafuti