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1981 Tuvaluan General Election
General elections were held in Tuvalu on 8 September 1981.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p829 Campaign A total of 26 candidates contested the 12 seats. As there were no political parties, all candidates ran as independents. Voter turnout was 85.0%. In Nanumea one candidate, Telavi Faati, called for the island be independent. Results Eight of the twelve incumbent MPs retained their seats, with two ministers losing theirs. Aftermath Tomasi Puapua was elected Prime Minister with a 7–5 majority over the group a members of parliament headed by former Prime Minister Toaripi Lauti. Puapua appointed a five-member cabinet, keeping the portfolios of foreign affairs and local government for himself. Henry Naisali became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Lale Seluka was appointed Minister for Commerce and Natural Resources, Falaile Pilitati became Minister for Social Services and Solomona Teal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuvalu
Tuvalu ( or ; formerly known as the Ellice Islands) is an island country and microstate in the Polynesian subregion of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean. Its islands are situated about midway between Hawaii and Australia. They lie east-northeast of the Santa Cruz Islands (which belong to the Solomon Islands), northeast of Vanuatu, southeast of Nauru, south of Kiribati, west of Tokelau, northwest of Samoa and Wallis and Futuna, and north of Fiji. Tuvalu is composed of three reef islands and six atolls. They are spread out between the latitude of 5th parallel south, 5° and 10th parallel south, 10° south and between the longitude of 176th meridian east, 176° and 180th meridian, 180°. They lie west of the International Date Line. Tuvalu has a population of 10,507 (2017 census). The total land area of the islands of Tuvalu is . The first inhabitants of Tuvalu were Polynesians, according to well-established theories regarding a History of the Polynesian people, migration of Polynes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dieter Nohlen
Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expert on electoral system An electoral system or voting system is a set of rules that determine how elections and referendums are conducted and how their results are determined. Electoral systems are used in politics to elect governments, while non-political elections ma ...s and political development, he has published several books. IDEA Bibliography Books published by Nohlen include: *''Electoral systems of the world'' (in German, 1978) *''Lexicon of politics'' (seven volumes) *''Elections and Electoral Systems'' (1996) *''Electi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanumea
Nanumea is the northwesternmost atoll in the Polynesian nation of Tuvalu, a group of nine coral atolls and islands spread over about of the Pacific Ocean just south of the equator and west of the International Date Line. Nanumea is with a population of 512 people (2017 census). Geography Located along one edge of the so-called Polynesian triangle, Nanumea lies just south of the Gilbert Islands, which are Micronesian in language and culture. Nanumea is a classic atoll, a series of low islets sitting on a coral reef shelf surrounding a lagoon. About long by wide in overall size, the dry land area is about . The two largest islets Nanumea and Lakena, which comprise 90% of the dry land area of the atoll. Since the early 1990s, the use of nets and spearing has been prohibited in all parts of the lagoon and the Nanumea Conservation Area was established in 2006. The Nanumea Conservation Area covers about of the central lagoon and consists of about 10% of the reef area of the atol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomasi Puapua
Sir Tomasi Puapua (born 10 September 1938) is a political figure who represented Vaitupu in the Parliament of Tuvalu. He attended the Fiji School of Medicine and the Otago University Medical School. He married Riana Puapua. Prime minister He was the second Prime Minister of Tuvalu from 8 September 1981 to 16 October 1989. In a country which sees frequent changes among its head of government, Puapua is noted for having been the hitherto longest serving Prime Minister. The first elections after independence will not held until 8 September 1981. 26 candidates contested the 12 seats. Dr. Tomasi Puapua, was elected as prime minister with a 7:5 majority over the group a members of parliament headed by former Prime Minister Toaripi Lauti. Tomasi Puapua was re-elected in the general election held on 12 September 1985 continued as Prime Minister, The next general election was held on 26 March 1989. In the subsequent parliament the members elected Bikenibeu Paeniu. Following the gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toaripi Lauti
Sir Toaripi Lauti (28 November 1928 – 25 May 2014) was a Tuvaluan politician who served as chief minister of the Colony of Tuvalu (1975–78), as the first prime minister following Tuvalu's independence (1978–1981) and governor-general of Tuvalu (1990–1993). He was married to Sualua Tui. Education Lauti was born in Toaripi village of the Territory of Papua. His father was Pastor Lauti Kae of Funafuti. He studied at Elisefou (New Ellice) primary school in Vaitupu for 6 years from 1938 to 1944. In 1945, he was sent to study in Fiji at the Londoni Provincial School, and in 1946 at the Queen Victoria School, before moving in 1947 to Wesley College in Auckland, New Zealand. From 1948 to 1951, he finished his schooling at St Andrews College in Christchurch in 1948. He attended the Teachers' Training College in Christchurch in 1952 and 1953, at the same time he was a House Master at St Andrew's College. Pre-Independence career Toaripi Lauti was a teacher at King George V S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Naisali
Henry Faati Naisali, CMG, AO, OBE (7 December 1928 – 20 October 2004) was a Tuvaluan politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Tuvalu (1985-1989), Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum (1988-1992) and Pro-Chancellor of The University of the South Pacific (1985-1990). He is notable for co-founding the Tuvalu Trust Fund which lead Tuvalu to achieve greater financial autonomy. He attended the Elisefou School on Vaitupu, the Ratu Kadavulevu and Queen Victoria schools in Fiji, St. Andrews College in Christchurch, New Zealand, and studied at Canterbury University College, 1954-1956. He joined the Gilbert and Ellice Islands civil service in 1952. He participated in the negotiations in London which resulted in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony being separated into the British colonies of Kiribati and Tuvalu. Financial Secretary of the British Colony of Tuvalu He was appointed Financial Secretary of the British Colony of Tuvalu in 1976. He was elected to repr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Finance Of Tuvalu
The Minister of Finance of Tuvalu heads the Ministry of Finance of Tuvalu. Ministers of Finance *Toalipi Lauti, 1977–1981 *Henry Naisali, 1981–1986 * Kitiseni Lopati, 1987–1989 *Alesana Seluka, 1989–1993 *Koloa Talake, 1994–1996 *Alesana Seluka, 1996–1999 *Lagitupu Tuilimu, 1999–2001 *Saufatu Sopoanga, 2001–2002 *Bikenibeu Paeniu, 2002–2006 *Lotoala Metia, 2006–2010 *Monise Laafai, 2010 *Lotoala Metia, 2010–2012 , *, 2013–2019 * |
Lale Seluka
Lale or Laleh may refer to: Geography * Laleh, Iran, a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran * Lale, Bulgaria, a village in Southern Bulgaria Given names Lale * Lale Akgün (born 1953), Turkish-German politician (SPD) * Lale Andersen (1905–1972), German singer * Lale Aytaman, Turkish politician * Lale Drekalov (fl. 1608–1614), Montenegrin chieftain * Lale Karci (born 1969), Turkish-German actress and model * Lale Müldür (born 1956), Turkish poet * Lale Oraloğlu (1924–2007), Turkish actress and screenwriter * Lale Orta (born 1960), Turkish football referee and academic * Lale Sokolov (1916–2006), the tattooist of Auschwitz * Lale Yavaş (born 1978), Turkish-Swiss actress Laleh * Laleh (singer) (born 1982), Swedish musician and actress, better known by her mononym "Laleh" * Laleh Bakhtiar (born 1938), Iranian-American Muslim author and translator * Ladan and Laleh Bijani (1974–2003), Iranian conjoined twin * Laleh Khadivi, Iranian-American novelist and filmmaker * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solomona Tealofi
Solomona may refer to: * Solomona Sakalia (born 1991), New Zealand rugby union footballer *Se'e Solomona (born 1965), New Zealand rugby league footballer * David Solomona (born 1978), New Zealand rugby league footballer *Malo Solomona (born 1987), New Zealand rugby league footballer *Denny Solomona Denny Solomona (born 27 September 1993) is a rugby footballer who played rugby union as a Wing (rugby union), winger for England national rugby union team, England at international level. He previously played rugby union for Sale Sharks in Pre ... (born 1993), rugby footballer * Tole’afoa Solomona To’ailoa, Samoan lawyer and politician {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Elections In Oceania
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Elections In Tuvalu
Tuvalu elects a legislature on a national level. The Parliament of Tuvalu (''Palamene o Tuvalu'') has 16 members, elected for a four-year term in 8 double-seat constituencies. Tuvalu is a de facto non-partisan democracy since it does not have political parties. Throughout the history of the parliament three women have been elected: Naama Maheu Latasi, from 1989 to 1997; Pelenike Isaia, from 2011 to 2015; and Dr Puakena Boreham who was elected in the 2015 Tuvaluan general election. Parliament of Tuvalu (Palamene o Tuvalu) During the time Tuvalu was a British dependency the parliament was called the House of the Assembly. Following independence in October 1978 the House of the Assembly was renamed the Parliament of Tuvalu (Palamene o Tuvalu). The '' Constitution of Tuvalu'' states that it "is the supreme law of Tuvalu" and that "all other laws shall be interpreted and applied subject to this Constitution"; it sets out the Principles of the Bill of Rights and the Protection of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
