Apisai Ielemia
Prime Minister of Tuvalu (1955-2018) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Apisai Ielemia (19 August 1955 – 19 November 2018)[1] was a Tuvaluan politician. He was the tenth Prime Minister of Tuvalu from 2006 to 2010, and was returned as a member of parliament in 2010. He was re-elected to parliament in 2015.
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Apisai Ielemia | |
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Prime Minister of Tuvalu | |
In office 14 August 2006 – 29 September 2010 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor General | Filoimea Telito Kamuta Latasi Iakoba Italeli |
Preceded by | Maatia Toafa |
Succeeded by | Maatia Toafa |
Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Environment, Trade, Labour and Tourism | |
In office 24 December 2010 – 2 August 2013 | |
Prime Minister | Willy Telavi |
Preceded by | Enele Sopoaga (Foreign Affairs, Environment and Labour) |
Succeeded by | Taukelina Finikaso (Minister of Environment, Foreign Affairs, Labour, and Trade) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1955-08-19)19 August 1955 |
Died | 19 November 2018(2018-11-19) (aged 63) Funafuti, Tuvalu |
Spouse(s) | Sikinala Ielemia |
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On 5 October 2016, the High Court of Tuvalu declared that Ielemia’s parliamentary seat was vacant as he was not qualified to be a member of parliament, following his conviction on 6 May 2016 in the Magistrate’s Court of charges of abuse of office during the final year of his term as Prime Minister.[2][3] Ielemia said he believed himself to be a member of parliament.[4] Ielemia challenged the decision in 2017.[5][6]