Dalton Tagelagi | |
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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 – 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 5 June 1968 Alofi, Niue |
Political party | Independent |
Occupation | Bowler Politician |
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]
Tagelagi is the son of Sam Pata Emani Tagelagi, who served as Speaker of the Niue Legislative Assembly from 1976 to 1993. [2]
He has competed in bowls for Niue, at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow [3] and the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. [4] In 2022, he competed in the men's pairs and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. [5] [6]
Tagelagi was first elected to the Niue Assembly at the 2008 Niuean general election. Following the 2014 Niuean general election he was appointed Minister of Infrastructure. [7] [8] He was re-elected at the 2017 Niuean general election, [9] [10] and subsequently served as Minister for the Environment, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. [2] [11] As Environment Minister he represented Niue at the 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference, calling for rich nations to show greater ambition. [12]
He was re-elected in the 2020 Niuean general election and subsequently elected premier. After being elected he announced that his first priority would be investigating government finances. [13] As Premier his government ratified the PACER Plus regional trade agreement. [14] During the COVID-19 pandemic he negotiated a one-way travel-bubble allowing Niueans to travel to New Zealand, [15] and oversaw a vaccination program which saw Niue gain full herd immunity to the virus. [16] [17] In November 2021 he began a one-year term as Chancellor of the University of the South Pacific. [18] [19] His tenure concluded in June 2022, and he was succeeded by Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II. [20]
He was re-elected unopposed to the Assembly at the 2023 election. [21] He was subsequently re-elected as Premier, defeating O'Love Jacobsen 16 votes to 4. [22] He appointed his Cabinet on 12 May 2023, the first gender-balanced Cabinet in Niuean history. [23] [24]
Dalton Tagelagi | |
---|---|
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 – 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 5 June 1968 Alofi, Niue |
Political party | Independent |
Occupation | Bowler Politician |
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]
Tagelagi is the son of Sam Pata Emani Tagelagi, who served as Speaker of the Niue Legislative Assembly from 1976 to 1993. [2]
He has competed in bowls for Niue, at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow [3] and the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. [4] In 2022, he competed in the men's pairs and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. [5] [6]
Tagelagi was first elected to the Niue Assembly at the 2008 Niuean general election. Following the 2014 Niuean general election he was appointed Minister of Infrastructure. [7] [8] He was re-elected at the 2017 Niuean general election, [9] [10] and subsequently served as Minister for the Environment, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. [2] [11] As Environment Minister he represented Niue at the 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference, calling for rich nations to show greater ambition. [12]
He was re-elected in the 2020 Niuean general election and subsequently elected premier. After being elected he announced that his first priority would be investigating government finances. [13] As Premier his government ratified the PACER Plus regional trade agreement. [14] During the COVID-19 pandemic he negotiated a one-way travel-bubble allowing Niueans to travel to New Zealand, [15] and oversaw a vaccination program which saw Niue gain full herd immunity to the virus. [16] [17] In November 2021 he began a one-year term as Chancellor of the University of the South Pacific. [18] [19] His tenure concluded in June 2022, and he was succeeded by Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II. [20]
He was re-elected unopposed to the Assembly at the 2023 election. [21] He was subsequently re-elected as Premier, defeating O'Love Jacobsen 16 votes to 4. [22] He appointed his Cabinet on 12 May 2023, the first gender-balanced Cabinet in Niuean history. [23] [24]