Pakoa Kaltonga, also known as Bakoa Kaltongga (born 6 April 1969), is a

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. He is a member of the

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."231 ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES"
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'', 4 March 2020 He was elected Member of

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for the Rural Efate constituency"OUSTED VANUATU MP LAMBASTES ELECTORAL OFFICE"
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'', 16 June 2009 in the September 2008 general election, and was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs in

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Edward Natapei's

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. In June 2009, the election of all four Members for Rural Efate, Kaltonga included, was invalidated by the Supreme Court due to irregularities. Kaltonga consequently lost his position as Minister for Foreign Affairs, and was replaced by Joe Natuman. A

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on 6 August saw Mr Kaltongga win back his seat, and he subsequently regained a place in Cabinet, as Minister of Justice and Women's Affairs. He lost his place in government when Edward Natapei was ousted by a

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on 2 December 2010. On 24 April 2011, new Prime Minister Sato Kilman was himself ousted in a vote of no confidence, and

Serge Vohor Rialuth Serge Vohor (born 23 April 1955) is a Vanuatuan politician. He hails from the largest island of Vanuatu, Espiritu Santo, from Port Olry. He was a member of the Union of Moderate Parties, a centrist political party, until 2022. When his ...

succeeded him. Vohor appointed Kaltonga

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in his Cabinet. Three weeks later, however, Vohor's election and premiership were voided by the Court of Appeal, and Kaltonga lost his position in government."Vanuatu Court decision results in change of government"
ABC Radio Australia, 13 May 2011 On 16 June, Kilman's election and premiership were themselves voided by the Supreme Court, on constitutional grounds, and previous Prime Minister Edward Natapei became caretaker Prime Minister until a new leader could be elected. Kaltonga was restored as caretaker Minister of Justice.

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