Hima Ikimotu Douglas (also known as Himalea I Takelesi) (born 1946 or 1947) is a

Niue Niue (, ; niu, Niuē) is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean, northeast of New Zealand. Niue's land area is about and its population, predominantly Polynesian, was about 1,600 in 2016. Niue is located in a triangle between Tong ...

an broadcaster, politician, and diplomat. He is Speaker of the

Niue Assembly The Niue Assembly ( niu, Niue Fono Ekepule) is the legislature of Niue. It consists of 20 members; 14 representatives of the villages and 6 elected on a common roll. Members are directly elected by universal suffrage, and serve a three-year t ...

. Douglas was educated in

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

and holds an accounting degree. He worked as a broadcaster, a broadcasting consultant, and a public servant for the

South Pacific Commission The Pacific Community (PC), formerly the South Pacific Commission (SPC), is an international development organisation governed by 27 members, including 22 Pacific island countries and territories. The organisation's headquarters are in Nouméa ...

and Niuean government, and for many years was manager of the

Broadcasting Corporation of Niue The Broadcasting Corporation of Niue (BCN), also known as the Niue Broadcasting Corporation, is a government-owned

. He was elected to the Niue Assembly at the 1999 Niuean general election, but resigned partway through his term to become Niue's first

High Commissioner to New Zealand The High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to New Zealand is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in New Zealand, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in New Zealand. As the United Kingdom and New Zealand are fellow mem ...

. Following his return to Niue he was re-elected at the 2005 election, but was not re-elected in the Niuean general election of June 2008. In June 2020, he was elected Speaker of the Niue Assembly, replacing Togiavalu Pihigia.

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