The Council for the Ongoing Government of Tokelau is the
executive
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body in
Tokelau. It serves as the governing organization for Tokelau when the
General Fono
The General Fono is the parliament of Tokelau. It has 20 members (15 before 2008), representing the 3 atolls. Elections are held every three years.
Tokelau is a de facto non-partisan democracy since both village and Fono elections are made witho ...
is not in session. The council has six members, consisting of the ''faipule'' (leader) and ''pulenuku'' (village
mayor
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) of each of the three atolls,
Fakaofo
Fakaofo, formerly known as Bowditch Island, is a South Pacific Ocean atoll located in the Tokelau Group. The actual land area is only about 3 km2 (1.1 sq mi), consisting of islets on a coral reef surrounding a central lagoon of some 45 k ...
,
Nukunonu
Nukunonu is the largest atoll within Tokelau, a dependency of New Zealand, in the south Pacific Ocean. It comprises 30 islets surrounding a central lagoon, with about of land area and a lagoon surface area of . Motuhaga is the only islet that ...
, and
Atafu
Atafu, formerly known as the Duke of York Group, is a group of 52 coral islets within Tokelau in the south Pacific Ocean, north of Samoa. With a land area of , it is the smallest of the three islands that constitute Tokelau. It is an atoll and su ...
. It was established in November 2003, replacing the Council of Faipule, which had been established in 1993 and had three members – the three ''faipule''.
Current council
The 10th Government (2020-2022) comprises
Past governments
9th Government (2017-2019)
8th Government (2014-2016)
7th Government (2011-2013)
6th Government (2008-2010)
5th Government (2005-2007)
4th Government (2002-2004)
See also
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2020 Tokelauan general election
General elections were held in Tokelau on 23 January 2020.
Electoral system
The General Fono consists of a ''Faipule'' (representative) and a ''Pulenuku'' (village mayor) elected in each of the three villages (Atafu, Fakaofo and Nukunonu). Each ...
Notes
References
Politics of Tokelau
Tokelau
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Political organisations based in Tokelau
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