Apisai Ielemia: Prime Minister of Tuvalu (1955-2018)
Apisai Ielemia (19 August 1955 – 19 November 2018) 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.
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 | 19 August 1955 |
| Died | 19 November 2018 (aged 63) Funafuti, Tuvalu |
| Spouse(s) | Sikinala Ielemia |
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. Ielemia said he believed himself to be a member of parliament. Ielemia challenged the decision in 2017.
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