The Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat is the chief executive officer of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS).
The Secretariat is based in Suva, Fiji.
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The Secretary General of the Secretariat is appointed to a three-year term in office by the leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum member states. The Secretary General reports directly to the leaders of the member states and the Forum Officials' Committee (FOC). He or she automatically serves as the permanent chairman or chairwoman of the Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific (CROP).
The Secretary General is responsible for a variety of roles and responsibilities within the Pacific Islands Forum and the Secretariat. The responsibilities to PIF member states and observers include the following:
Please note: Dates may not be correct.
No. | Image | Name | Country | Took office | Left office |
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Directors of the South Pacific Bureau for Economic Co-operation | |||||
1 | Mahe Tupouniua | Tonga | November 1972 | 1980 | |
2 | Gabriel Gris | Papua New Guinea | 1980 | 1982 (died in office) | |
– | John Sheppard (acting) | Australia | 1982 | January 1983 | |
3 | Mahe Tupouniua | Tonga | January 1983 | January 1986 | |
4 | Henry Naisali | Tuvalu | January 1986 | September 1988 | |
Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum | |||||
– | Henry Naisali | Tuvalu | September 1988 | January 1992 | |
5 | Ieremia Tabai | Kiribati | January 1992 | January 1998 | |
6 | Noel Levi | Papua New Guinea | February 1998 | 16 May 2004 | |
7 | Greg Urwin | Australia | 16 May 2004 | 2 May 2008 (resigned) | |
– | Feleti Teo (acting) | Tuvalu | 2 May 2008 | 13 October 2008 | |
8 | Tuiloma Neroni Slade | Samoa | 13 October 2008 | 4 December 2014 | |
9 | Meg Taylor | Papua New Guinea | 4 December 2014 | 24 May 2021 | |
10 | Henry Puna | Cook Islands | 24 May 2021 | Incumbent |
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