Vanuatu Parliament

**Vanuatu Parliament**
Basic data
Seat:	Port Vila
Legislative period :	four years
First session:	1980
MPs:	52
Current legislative period
Last choice:	October 30, 2012
Chair:	Speaker, Philip Boedoro
Distribution of seats:	30th 22nd 30th 22nd A total of 52 seats Government : 30; Opposition : 22;
	Website
	parliament.gov.vu

The Parliament of Vanuatu is the Parliament in unicameral of Vanuatu .

52 members of parliament are directly elected for four years in 17 multi-member constituencies. It is located in the capital Port Vila .

Distribution of seats

opposition	Seats	government	Seats
Distribution of seats in the Vanuatu Parliament after the October 30, 2012 elections
Union of Moderate Parties (UMP)	5	Vanua'aku Pati (VP)	8th
Iauko Group (IG)	3	People's Progress Party (PPP)	6th
Green Confederation (GC)	3	National Unity Party (NUP)	4th
Nagriamel (NAG)	3	Land and Justice Party (GJP)	4th
Vanuatu Republican Party (VRP)	1	RMC	3
Vanuatu National Party (VNP)	1	Natatok (NAT)	2
Vanuatu Progressive Development Party (VPDP)	1	Melanesian Progressive Party (MPP)	2
Vanuatu Liberal Democratic Party (VLDP)	1	Peoples Service Party (PSP)	1
Independent	3
total	22nd	total	30th
Source: IPU

Members

Here is a list of the members of the 10th Parliament of the Republic of Vanuatu. It consists exclusively of men .

Surname	function	Political party	Constituency
Hon. Philip Boedoro	Speaker of Parliament	VP	Maéwo
Hon. Dunstan Hilton	1st Vice Speaker	PPP	Banks
Hon. Richard Ruan Namel	2nd Vice Speaker	Independently	Tanna
Hon. Morking Steven Iatika	3rd Vice Speaker	NUP	Tanna
Hon. Havo Molisale	4th Vice Speaker	Nagriamel	Malo
Hon. Edward Natapei	Parliamentary Secretary	VP	Port Vila
Hon. Joe Natuman	prime minister	VP	Tanna
Hon. Ham Lini	Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Currency, Trade and Internal Economy	NUP	Pentecost
Hon. Meltek Sato Kilman Livtuvanu	Minister for Foreign Affairs and Overseas Trade	PPP	Malacula
Hon. Stanley Simelum	Minister of Finance	VP	Ambrym
Hon. Charlot Salwai	Minister of Internal Affairs	RMC	Pentecost
Hon. Alfred Carlot	Minister for Justice and Social Affairs	Natatok	Efate Rural
Hon. Bob Loughman	Minister of Education	VP	Tanna
Hon. Esmon Saimon	Minister for Transport and Public Services	MPP	Malacula
Hon. David Tosul	Minister for Agriculture, Forests and Fisheries	GJP	Pentecost
Hon. George Wells	Minister of Health	PPP	Luganville
Hon. Don Ken	Minister for Youth and Sport	PDSP	Malacula
Hon. James Bule	Minister for Climate Change Planning and Management	NUP	Ambae
Hon. Ralph Regenvanu	Minister of State Property	GJP	Port Vila
Hon. Willie Jimmy Tapangararua	Minority opposition leader	VLDP	Port Vila
Hon. Moana Carcasses Kalosil	Opposition leader	GC	Port Vila
Hon. Serge Vohor	deputy Opposition leader	UMP	Santo Rural
Hon. Arnold Prasad	MP	GC	Santo
Hon. John Vacher Amos	MP	PPP	Tongoa
Hon. Daniel Toara	MP	GC	Shepherds
Hon. James Jonas	MP	Natatok	Paama
Hon. Tony Antoine Wright	MP	UMP	Port Vila
Hon. Thomas Laken	MP	GC	Tanna
Hon. Patrick Crowby †	MP	UMP	Port Vila
Hon. John Vacher Amos	Third Speaker of Parliament	PPP	Tongoa
Hon. Robert Sikol	MP	VPDP	Epi
The Hon. Christopher Emelee	MP	VNP	Banks / Torres
Hon. Issac Hamariliu	MP	PPP	Epi
Hon. Marcellino Pipite	MP	VRP	Santo
Hon. Bruno Leingkone	MP	NUP	Ambrym
Hon. Jerome Lidvaune	MP	UMP	Malacula
Hon. John Lum	MP	Nagriamel	Santo
Hon. Alfred Maoh	MP	GJP	Santo
Hon. Richard Mera	MP	VP	Ambae
Hon. Daniel Nalet	MP	GJP	Malacula
Hon. Pascal Yauko	MP	IG	Tanna
Hon. Tesei John Nawai	MP	VP	Tafea Outer Islands
Hon. Hosea Nevu	MP	IG	Santo
Hon. Stephen Kalsakau	MP	RMC	Efate Rural
Hon. Tony Ngari	MP	IG	Pentecost
Hon. Simeon Kaltaliu	MP	VP	Malacula
Hon. Samson Samsen	MP	Nagriame	Santo
Hon. Nato Taiwia	MP	MPP	Efate
Hon. Paul Telukluk	MP	RMC	Malacula
Hon. Peter Vuta	MP	Independently	Ambae
Hon. Silas Ratan	MP	GC	Tanna
Hon. Gillion William	MP	GJP	Efate
Hon. Kalfau Moli	MP	Independently	Luganville
Source: Notice of Parliament on Members of the 10th Assembly