Kitiona Tausi | |
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Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Fisheries and Trade | |
In office July 2022 – 27 February 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Kausea Natano |
Preceded by | Minute Alapati Taupo |
Succeeded by | Panapasi Nelesoni |
Member of Parliament | |
In office 5 July 2022 – 26 January 2024 | |
Preceded by | Minute Alapati Taupo |
Succeeded by | Hamoa Holona |
Constituency | Nanumanga |
Personal details | |
Born | December 1954 |
Political party | Independent |
Kitiona Tausi (born December 1954) was elected to the Parliament of Tuvalu in the 2022 by-election to represent the Nanumanga electorate; [1] However he was not re-elected in the 2024 Tuvaluan general election. [2] [3]
He was appointed Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Fisheries and Trade in the Natano Ministry to succeed Minute Alapati Taupo. [4]
Tausi trained in theology and was appointed as a priest of Tuvalu's main church, Ekalesia Kelisiano Tuvalu, and acted as the General Secretary of the organisation. [5] From January 2011 until his retirement he was a parish minister at the Vaialofa Vaiaku Church on Funafuti. Following his retirement, he was appointed as a chaplain to Fetuvalu Secondary School. [6]
Following his retirement, as a parish minister, on 28 September 2020, he established the first private newspaper to operate in the country – Tuvalu Paradise News - and was editor of the print newspaper and website. [7] The Tuvalu Paradise News was published until Tausi was appointed as a member of parliament. In February 2024, Tausi began the publication of a newsletter under the title Island of Hope. [8]
He has been appointed to a number of Tuvaluan government and non-government organisations, including: Tuvalu Association of Non Government Organizations (TANGO), [9] the Tuvalu National Private Sector Organisation (TNPSO), [10] and prior to his election as a member of parliament he was the chairman of the Tuvalu Broadcasting Corporation (TVBC) board of directors. [1]
Kitiona Tausi | |
---|---|
Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Fisheries and Trade | |
In office July 2022 – 27 February 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Kausea Natano |
Preceded by | Minute Alapati Taupo |
Succeeded by | Panapasi Nelesoni |
Member of Parliament | |
In office 5 July 2022 – 26 January 2024 | |
Preceded by | Minute Alapati Taupo |
Succeeded by | Hamoa Holona |
Constituency | Nanumanga |
Personal details | |
Born | December 1954 |
Political party | Independent |
Kitiona Tausi (born December 1954) was elected to the Parliament of Tuvalu in the 2022 by-election to represent the Nanumanga electorate; [1] However he was not re-elected in the 2024 Tuvaluan general election. [2] [3]
He was appointed Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Fisheries and Trade in the Natano Ministry to succeed Minute Alapati Taupo. [4]
Tausi trained in theology and was appointed as a priest of Tuvalu's main church, Ekalesia Kelisiano Tuvalu, and acted as the General Secretary of the organisation. [5] From January 2011 until his retirement he was a parish minister at the Vaialofa Vaiaku Church on Funafuti. Following his retirement, he was appointed as a chaplain to Fetuvalu Secondary School. [6]
Following his retirement, as a parish minister, on 28 September 2020, he established the first private newspaper to operate in the country – Tuvalu Paradise News - and was editor of the print newspaper and website. [7] The Tuvalu Paradise News was published until Tausi was appointed as a member of parliament. In February 2024, Tausi began the publication of a newsletter under the title Island of Hope. [8]
He has been appointed to a number of Tuvaluan government and non-government organisations, including: Tuvalu Association of Non Government Organizations (TANGO), [9] the Tuvalu National Private Sector Organisation (TNPSO), [10] and prior to his election as a member of parliament he was the chairman of the Tuvalu Broadcasting Corporation (TVBC) board of directors. [1]