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{{Short description|Tuvaluan politician}}
{{Short description|Tuvaluan politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [[The Honourable]]
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|name = Samuelu Penitala Teo
| name = Samuelu Teo
|honorific-suffix = [[Member of Parliament|MP]]
| honorific_suffix = [[Member of Parliament|MP]]
|image =
| image = Tuvalu MP Samuelu Penitala Teo speaking at the 144th IPU Assembly on March 2022.jpg
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| caption = Teo in 2022
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|birth_date =
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| office1 = [[List of Speakers of the Parliament of Tuvalu|Speaker of the Parliament of Tuvalu]]
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|birth_place =
| term_start1 = 20 September 2019
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|death_date =
| term_end1 = 27 January 2024
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|death_place =
| primeminister1 = [[Kausea Natano]]
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|office1 = [[List of Speakers of the Parliament of Tuvalu|Speaker of the Parliament of Tuvalu]]
|term_start1 = 20 September 2019
| predecessor1 = [[Otinielu Tausi]]
|term_end1 =
| successor1 = [[Iakoba Italeli]]
|primeminister1 = [[Kausea Natano]]
| order2 = Acting
|predecessor1 = [[Otinielu Tausi]]
| office2 = Governor-General of Tuvalu
|successor1 =
| monarch2 = [[Elizabeth II]]
| office2 = Acting [[Governor-General of Tuvalu]]
| primeminister2 = [[Kausea Natano]]
| term_start2 = January 2021
| monarch2 = [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Elizabeth II]]
| primeminister2 = [[Kausea Natano]]
| term_end2 = 28 September 2021
| term_start2 = January 2021
| predecessor2 = [[Teniku Talesi]] (acting)
| term_end2 = 28 September 2021
| successor2 = [[Tofiga Vaevalu Falani]]
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| office3 = Minister of Works, Energy and Communications (1999-2001); Minister for Natural Resources (2001-2002)
| predecessor2 = [[Teniku Talesi Honolulu]] (Acting)
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| primeminister3 = [[Ionatana Ionatana]] (1999-2000);<ref name="NZH2000"/> [[Lagitupu Tuilimu]] (2000-2001); [[Faimalaga Luka]] (2001); and [[Koloa Talake]] (2001–2002)
| successor2 = [[Tofiga Vaevalu Falani]]
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| term_start3 = 1999
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|office3 = Minister of Works, Energy and Communications (1999-2001); Minister for Natural Resources (2001-2002)
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| term_end3 = 2002
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|primeminister3 = [[Ionatana Ionatana]] (1999-2000);<ref name="NZH2000"/> [[Lagitupu Tuilimu]] (2000-2001); [[Faimalaga Luka]] (2001); and [[Koloa Talake]] (2001–2002).
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| predecessor3 =
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|term_start3 = 1999
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| successor3 =
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|term_end3 = 2002
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| constituency_MP4 = [[Niutao]]
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|predecessor3 =
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| parliament4 = Tuvaluan
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|successor3 =
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| predecessor4 =
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|constituency_MP4 = [[Niutao]]
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| successor4 =
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|parliament4 = Tuvaluan
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| term_start4 = 26 March 1998
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|predecessor4 =
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| term_end4 = 3 August 2006
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|successor4 =
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| constituency_MP5 = [[Niutao]] (serving with [[Fauoa Maani]])
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|term_start4 = 26 March 1998
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| parliament5 = Tuvaluan
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|term_end4 = 3 August 2006
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| predecessor5 = [[Vete Sakaio]]
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|constituency_MP5 = [[Niutao]] (serving with [[Fauoa Maani]])
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| successor5 =
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|parliament5 = Tuvaluan
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| term_start5 = 31 March 2015
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|predecessor5 = [[Vete Sakaio]]
| term_end5 = 26 January 2024
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|successor5 =
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| birth_name = Samuelu Penitala Teo
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|term_start5 = 31 March 2015
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| birth_date =
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| birth_place =
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|party = [[independent (politician)|Independent]]
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| death_date =
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| party = [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
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'''Samuelu Penitala Teo''' is a [[Tuvalu]]an politician. He is the son of Sir [[Fiatau Penitala Teo]] who was appointed as the first [[Governor General of Tuvalu]] (1978&ndash;1986) following independence from Great Britain.<ref name="PIR90">{{cite web| work= PacificIslands Report |title= Tuvalu Elects 12 Members of Parliament |date = 27 March 1998 |url=http://www.pireport.org/articles/1998/03/27/tuvalu-elects-12-members-parliament| access-date=6 October 2021}}</ref> Samuelu Teo himself served as the Acting Governor-General of Tuvalu from January until 28 September 2021.<ref name="I2021-1">{{cite web |url= https://tuvaluparadise.tv/2021/01/29/lct-moeiteava-christened-and-commissioned/|title= LCT ‘Moeiteava’ Christened And Commissioned |publisher= Kitiona Tausi, Tuvalu Paradise – Issue No. 06/2021|date= 29 January 2021|access-date=16 October 2021}}</ref><ref name="J2021">{{cite web |url= https://www.fj.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_ja/11_000001_00299.html|title= he Presentation of Credentials to Honourable Samuelu Penitala Teo, Acting Governor-General of Tuvalu, by His Excellency Mr. KAWAKAMI Fumihiro, Ambassador of Japan to Tuvalu |publisher= Embassy of Japan in Tuvalu|date= 16 June 2021|access-date=16 October 2021}}</ref> He had succeeded Acting Governor-General [[Teniku Talesi Honolulu]]<ref name="I2020-12">{{cite web |url= https://tuvaluparadise.tv/2020/12/21/government-launches-te-kete/|title= Government Launches “Te Kete” |publisher= Kitiona Tausi, Tuvalu Paradise – Issue No. 12/2020|date= 21 December 2020 |access-date=16 October 2021}}</ref> and remained in office until [[Tofiga Vaevalu Falani]] was sworn in as the 10th Governor-General.
'''Samuelu Penitala Teo''' is a [[Tuvalu]]an politician. He is the son of Sir [[Fiatau Penitala Teo]] who was appointed as the first [[Governor General of Tuvalu]] (1978&ndash;1986) following independence from Great Britain.<ref name="PIR90">{{cite web| work= PacificIslands Report |title= Tuvalu Elects 12 Members of Parliament |date = 27 March 1998 |url=http://www.pireport.org/articles/1998/03/27/tuvalu-elects-12-members-parliament| access-date=6 October 2021}}</ref> Samuelu Teo himself served as the Acting Governor-General of Tuvalu from January until 28 September 2021.<ref name="I2021-1">{{cite web |url= https://tuvaluparadise.tv/2021/01/29/lct-moeiteava-christened-and-commissioned/|title= LCT ‘Moeiteava’ Christened And Commissioned |publisher= Kitiona Tausi, Tuvalu Paradise – Issue No. 06/2021|date= 29 January 2021|access-date=16 October 2021}}</ref><ref name="J2021">{{cite web |url= https://www.fj.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_ja/11_000001_00299.html|title= The Presentation of Credentials to Honourable Samuelu Penitala Teo, Acting Governor-General of Tuvalu, by His Excellency Mr. KAWAKAMI Fumihiro, Ambassador of Japan to Tuvalu |publisher= Embassy of Japan in Tuvalu|date= 16 June 2021|access-date=16 October 2021}}</ref> He had succeeded Acting Governor-General [[Teniku Talesi]]<ref name="I2020-12">{{cite web |url= https://tuvaluparadise.tv/2020/12/21/government-launches-te-kete/|title= Government Launches "Te Kete" |publisher= Kitiona Tausi, Tuvalu Paradise – Issue No. 12/2020|date= 21 December 2020 |access-date=16 October 2021}}</ref> and remained in office until the Rev. [[Tofiga Vaevalu Falani]] was sworn in as the 10th Governor-General in September 2021.


His spouse is Miliaga Samuelu Teo.<ref name="MST">{{cite web|title= List Of Participants - PGA 43rd Annual Forum & 12th CAP-ICC|url= https://www.pgaction.org/pdf/2022/annual-forum-lop-2022-en.pdf|publisher= Parliamentarians for Global Action |page=|date=5 November 2022 |access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref>

== Career ==
He was first elected to the [[Parliament of Tuvalu]] at the [[1998 Tuvaluan general election|1998 general election]] to represent the constituency of [[Niutao]].<ref name="PIR90"/> He served as the Minister of Works, Energy and Communications in the governments led by [[Ionatana Ionatana]] (1999-2000)<ref name="NZH2000">{{cite web| last = Johnston | first = Martin | work= New Zealand Herald|title= Student to blame for Tuvalu fire |date = 30 June 2000|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=125135 | access-date=11 April 2015}}</ref> and [[Lagitupu Tuilimu]] (2000-2001). He was the Minister for Natural Resources in the governments led by [[Faimalaga Luka]] (2001) and [[Koloa Talake]] (2001–2002). He was re-elected in the [[2002 Tuvaluan general election]], then lost his seat in the [[2006 Tuvaluan general election]] when the vote of the Tuvaluan electorate resulted in the election of 8 new members to the 15 member parliament.<ref name="GH2006">{{cite web| last = Hassall | first = Graham | work= Democracy and Elections project, Governance Program, University of the South Pacific|title= The Tuvalu General Election 2006 |date = 2006|url= https://www.academia.edu/4352305/The_Tuvalu_General_Election_2006| access-date=11 April 2015}}</ref><ref name="TL15">{{cite book|last1= Lansford|first1=Tom|title= Political Handbook of the World 2015|year= 2015 |publisher= CQ Press}}</ref>
He was first elected to the [[Parliament of Tuvalu]] at the [[1998 Tuvaluan general election|1998 general election]] to represent the constituency of [[Niutao]].<ref name="PIR90"/> He served as the Minister of Works, Energy and Communications in the governments led by [[Ionatana Ionatana]] (1999-2000)<ref name="NZH2000">{{cite web| last = Johnston | first = Martin | work= New Zealand Herald|title= Student to blame for Tuvalu fire |date = 30 June 2000|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=125135 | access-date=11 April 2015}}</ref> and [[Lagitupu Tuilimu]] (2000-2001). He was the Minister for Natural Resources in the governments led by [[Faimalaga Luka]] (2001) and [[Koloa Talake]] (2001–2002). He was re-elected in the [[2002 Tuvaluan general election]], then lost his seat in the [[2006 Tuvaluan general election]] when the vote of the Tuvaluan electorate resulted in the election of 8 new members to the 15 member parliament.<ref name="GH2006">{{cite web| last = Hassall | first = Graham | work= Democracy and Elections project, Governance Program, University of the South Pacific|title= The Tuvalu General Election 2006 |date = 2006|url= https://www.academia.edu/4352305/The_Tuvalu_General_Election_2006| access-date=11 April 2015}}</ref><ref name="TL15">{{cite book|last1= Lansford|first1=Tom|title= Political Handbook of the World 2015|year= 2015 |publisher= CQ Press}}</ref>


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Following the [[2019 Tuvaluan general election]], on 19 September 2019, the members of parliament elected [[Kausea Natano]] from [[Funafuti]] as prime minister;<ref name=FB19>{{cite web|title= Tuvalu has elected a new Prime Minister - Hon. Kausea Natano |date=19 September 2019|url=https://www.facebook.com/fenuinews/|access-date=19 September 2019}}</ref><ref name=ABC0919>{{cite web|last= Evan Wasuka & Alan Weedon|title= Pacific climate change champion Enele Sopoaga is no longer Tuvalu's PM — so who's next in? |date=19 September 2019|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-19/tuvalu-ousts-enele-sopoaga-as-pm-and-installs-kausea-natano/11528694|access-date=19 September 2019}}</ref><ref name=R0919>{{cite web|last= Colin Packham & Jonathan Barrett|title= Tuvalu changes PM, adds to concerns over backing for Taiwan in Pacific |date=19 September 2019|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-diplomacy-tuvalu/tuvalu-changes-pm-adds-to-concerns-over-backing-for-taiwan-in-pacific-idUSKBN1W400A|access-date=19 September 2019}}</ref> and Teo was elected as [[Speaker of the Parliament of Tuvalu]].<ref name=RNZ0919>{{cite web|title=Kausea Natano new PM of Tuvalu; Sopoaga ousted |date=19 September 2019|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/399106/kausea-natano-new-pm-of-tuvalu-sopoaga-ousted |access-date=19 September 2019}}</ref>
Following the [[2019 Tuvaluan general election]], on 19 September 2019, the members of parliament elected [[Kausea Natano]] from [[Funafuti]] as prime minister;<ref name=FB19>{{cite web|title= Tuvalu has elected a new Prime Minister - Hon. Kausea Natano |date=19 September 2019|url=https://www.facebook.com/fenuinews/|access-date=19 September 2019}}</ref><ref name=ABC0919>{{cite web|last= Evan Wasuka & Alan Weedon|title= Pacific climate change champion Enele Sopoaga is no longer Tuvalu's PM — so who's next in? |date=19 September 2019|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-19/tuvalu-ousts-enele-sopoaga-as-pm-and-installs-kausea-natano/11528694|access-date=19 September 2019}}</ref><ref name=R0919>{{cite web|last= Colin Packham & Jonathan Barrett|title= Tuvalu changes PM, adds to concerns over backing for Taiwan in Pacific |date=19 September 2019|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-diplomacy-tuvalu/tuvalu-changes-pm-adds-to-concerns-over-backing-for-taiwan-in-pacific-idUSKBN1W400A|access-date=19 September 2019}}</ref> and Teo was elected as [[Speaker of the Parliament of Tuvalu]].<ref name=RNZ0919>{{cite web|title=Kausea Natano new PM of Tuvalu; Sopoaga ousted |date=19 September 2019|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/399106/kausea-natano-new-pm-of-tuvalu-sopoaga-ousted |access-date=19 September 2019}}</ref>


His brother [[Feleti Teo|Feleti Penitala Teo]] (b. 9 Oct. 1962) was attorney general of Tuvalu (1991-2000); and in December 2014 he was appointed the Executive Director of the [[Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission]] (WCPFC).<ref>{{cite web| first= Samisoni|last= Pareti |url= http://www.islandsbusiness.com/news/11th-session-of-the-wcpfc-apia/6415/tuvalu-son-secures-top-wcpfc-job/ |title= Tuvalu ‘son’ secures top WCPFC job | date =3 December 2014|publisher=Island Business |accessdate= 7 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="RO2020">{{cite news|author1=|author2=|title=Rulers Index|url=https://rulers.org/indext1.html|publisher=Rulers Org.|date= 2020 |access-date=7 January 2021}}</ref>
He was not re-elected in the [[2024 Tuvaluan general election]].<ref name="RNZ-24-1-27">{{cite news| url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/507716/tuvalu-general-election-six-newcomers-in-parliament | title=Tuvalu general election: Six newcomers in parliament |work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date= 29 January 2024 |access-date=29 January 2024}}</ref><ref name="PDV-24-1-30">{{cite news |last1=Marinaccio|first1=Jess |title=Tuvalu’s 2024 general election: a new political landscape|url=https://devpolicy.org/2024-tuvalu-general-election-a-changing-political-landscape-20240130/ |access-date=30 January 2024 |work=PolicyDevBlog|date=30 January 2024}}</ref>

His brother [[Feleti Teo|Feleti Penitala Teo]]<ref>{{cite web| first= Samisoni|last= Pareti |url= http://www.islandsbusiness.com/news/11th-session-of-the-wcpfc-apia/6415/tuvalu-son-secures-top-wcpfc-job/ |title= Tuvalu ‘son’ secures top WCPFC job | date =3 December 2014|publisher=Island Business |accessdate= 7 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="RO2020">{{cite news|author1=|author2=|title=Rulers Index|url=https://rulers.org/indext1.html|publisher=Rulers Org.|date= 2020 |access-date=7 January 2021}}</ref> was elected to represent Niutao in the 2024 general election,<ref name="RNZ-24-1-27"/> and was elected as prime minister.<ref name=R24-2-26>{{cite web |first=Kirsty |last=Needham |title=Taiwan ally Tuvalu names Feleti Teo as new prime minister |work=Reuters |date= 26 February 2024|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/tuvalu-name-new-prime-minister-monday-2024-02-25/ |access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref><ref name=G24-2-26>{{cite web|first= |last=Agence France-Presse|title=Tuvalu names Feleti Teo prime minister after pro-Taiwan leader Kausea Natano ousted |work=The Guardian|date=26 February 2024|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/26/tuvalu-election-feleti-teo-named-pm-prime-minister-kausea-natano |access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>


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The Honourable
Samuelu Teo
MP
Teo in 2022
Speaker of the Parliament of Tuvalu
In office
20 September 2019 – 27 January 2024
Prime MinisterKausea Natano
Preceded byOtinielu Tausi
Succeeded byIakoba Italeli
Acting Governor-General of Tuvalu
In office
January 2021 – 28 September 2021
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterKausea Natano
Preceded byTeniku Talesi (acting)
Succeeded byTofiga Vaevalu Falani
Minister of Works, Energy and Communications (1999-2001); Minister for Natural Resources (2001-2002)
In office
1999–2002
Prime MinisterIonatana Ionatana (1999-2000);[1] Lagitupu Tuilimu (2000-2001); Faimalaga Luka (2001); and Koloa Talake (2001–2002)
Member of the Tuvaluan Parliament
for Niutao
In office
26 March 1998 – 3 August 2006
Member of the Tuvaluan Parliament
for Niutao (serving with Fauoa Maani)
In office
31 March 2015 – 26 January 2024
Preceded byVete Sakaio
Personal details
Born
Samuelu Penitala Teo
Political partyIndependent

Samuelu Penitala Teo is a Tuvaluan politician. He is the son of Sir Fiatau Penitala Teo who was appointed as the first Governor General of Tuvalu (1978–1986) following independence from Great Britain.[2] Samuelu Teo himself served as the Acting Governor-General of Tuvalu from January until 28 September 2021.[3][4] He had succeeded Acting Governor-General Teniku Talesi[5] and remained in office until the Rev. Tofiga Vaevalu Falani was sworn in as the 10th Governor-General in September 2021.

His spouse is Miliaga Samuelu Teo.[6]

Career

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He was first elected to the Parliament of Tuvalu at the 1998 general election to represent the constituency of Niutao.[2] He served as the Minister of Works, Energy and Communications in the governments led by Ionatana Ionatana (1999-2000)[1] and Lagitupu Tuilimu (2000-2001). He was the Minister for Natural Resources in the governments led by Faimalaga Luka (2001) and Koloa Talake (2001–2002). He was re-elected in the 2002 Tuvaluan general election, then lost his seat in the 2006 Tuvaluan general election when the vote of the Tuvaluan electorate resulted in the election of 8 new members to the 15 member parliament.[7][8]

Samuelu Teo was again elected to represent Niutao in the 2015 Tuvaluan general election.[9][10][11] The 2015 election was strongly contested with 6 candidates including the two incumbent MPs (Vete Sakaio and Fauoa Maani) and three former MPs (Sir Tomu Sione, Tavau Teii and Teo).[10]

Following the 2019 Tuvaluan general election, on 19 September 2019, the members of parliament elected Kausea Natano from Funafuti as prime minister;[12][13][14] and Teo was elected as Speaker of the Parliament of Tuvalu.[15]

He was not re-elected in the 2024 Tuvaluan general election.[16][17]

His brother Feleti Penitala Teo[18][19] was elected to represent Niutao in the 2024 general election,[16] and was elected as prime minister.[20][21]

References

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  1. ^ a b Johnston, Martin (30 June 2000). "Student to blame for Tuvalu fire". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Tuvalu Elects 12 Members of Parliament". PacificIslands Report. 27 March 1998. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  3. ^ "LCT 'Moeiteava' Christened And Commissioned". Kitiona Tausi, Tuvalu Paradise – Issue No. 06/2021. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  4. ^ "The Presentation of Credentials to Honourable Samuelu Penitala Teo, Acting Governor-General of Tuvalu, by His Excellency Mr. KAWAKAMI Fumihiro, Ambassador of Japan to Tuvalu". Embassy of Japan in Tuvalu. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Government Launches "Te Kete"". Kitiona Tausi, Tuvalu Paradise – Issue No. 12/2020. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  6. ^ "List Of Participants - PGA 43rd Annual Forum & 12th CAP-ICC" (PDF). Parliamentarians for Global Action. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  7. ^ Hassall, Graham (2006). "The Tuvalu General Election 2006". Democracy and Elections project, Governance Program, University of the South Pacific. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  8. ^ Lansford, Tom (2015). Political Handbook of the World 2015. CQ Press.
  9. ^ Pua Pedro & Semi Malaki (1 April 2015). "One female candidate make it through the National General Election" (PDF). Fenui News. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  10. ^ a b "Election looks set to return Sopoaga as Tuvalu's PM". Radio New Zealand. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  11. ^ "Tuvalu National Election 2015 Results (Niutao)". Fenui News. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  12. ^ "Tuvalu has elected a new Prime Minister - Hon. Kausea Natano". 19 September 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  13. ^ Evan Wasuka & Alan Weedon (19 September 2019). "Pacific climate change champion Enele Sopoaga is no longer Tuvalu's PM — so who's next in?". Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  14. ^ Colin Packham & Jonathan Barrett (19 September 2019). "Tuvalu changes PM, adds to concerns over backing for Taiwan in Pacific". Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  15. ^ "Kausea Natano new PM of Tuvalu; Sopoaga ousted". 19 September 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  16. ^ a b "Tuvalu general election: Six newcomers in parliament". Radio New Zealand. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  17. ^ Marinaccio, Jess (30 January 2024). "Tuvalu's 2024 general election: a new political landscape". PolicyDevBlog. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  18. ^ Pareti, Samisoni (3 December 2014). "Tuvalu 'son' secures top WCPFC job". Island Business. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  19. ^ "Rulers Index". Rulers Org. 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  20. ^ Needham, Kirsty (26 February 2024). "Taiwan ally Tuvalu names Feleti Teo as new prime minister". Reuters. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  21. ^ Agence France-Presse (26 February 2024). "Tuvalu names Feleti Teo prime minister after pro-Taiwan leader Kausea Natano ousted". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
Government offices
Preceded by Governor General of Tuvalu
Acting
2021 		Succeeded by
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