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Dalton Tagelagi
New Zealand politician, Premier of Niue (born 1968) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dalton Emani Makamau Tagelagi[1] (born 5 June 1968) is a Niuean politician and Premier of Niue since June 2020. He was elected premier by the Niue Legislative Assembly on 11 June 2020, defeating O'Love Jacobsen by 13 votes to 7.[2]
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Dalton Tagelagi | |
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![]() Tagelagi in 2023 | |
Premier of Niue | |
Assumed office 11 June 2020 | |
Governor-General | Patsy Reddy Cindy Kiro |
Preceded by | Toke Talagi |
Minister for Natural Resources | |
In office May 2017 ā June 2020 | |
Premier | Toke Talagi |
Preceded by | Billy Talagi |
Member of the Niue Assembly from Alofi South | |
Assumed office May 2008 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Dalton Emani Makamau Tagelagi (1968-06-05) 5 June 1968 (age 56) Alofi, Niue |
Political party | Independent |
Occupation | Bowler Politician |
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Tagelagi is the son of Sam Pata Emani Tagelagi, who served as Speaker of the Niue Legislative Assembly from 1976 to 1993.[2]