List of Tuvaluans
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This is a list of notable people from Tuvalu
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Tuvalu
Tuvalu , formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia. Its nearest neighbours are Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa and Fiji. It comprises four reef islands and five true atolls...
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- Eselealofa ApineluEselealofa ApineluEselealofa Apinelu is a Tuvaluan lawyer and sports official. She is the current Attorney General of Tuvalu. She is also President of the Tuvalu Volleyball Federation, and was the manager of Tuvalu’s volleyball team at the 2003 South Pacific Games...
- Apisai IelemiaApisai IelemiaApisai Ielemia is a Tuvaluan politician. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Tuvalu from 2006 to 2010.-Background:...
- Ionatana IonatanaIonatana IonatanaIonatana Ionatana, CVO, OBE , was a political figure from the Pacific nation of Tuvalu. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Tuvalu from April 27, 1999, to December 8, 2000.-Background:...
- Kamuta LatasiKamuta LatasiRt Hon Sir Kamuta Latasi KCMG, OBE, MP, PC is a political figure from the Pacific nation of Tuvalu. Latasi served as the 4th Prime Minister of Tuvalu from 1993 until 1996. He has served as the Speaker of the Parliament of Tuvalu from 2006 to 2010....
- Toaripi LautiToaripi LautiSir Toaripi Lauti, GCMG, PC was born Toalipi Lauti on November 28, 1928.-Pre-Independence career:He was the chief minister of Tuvalu, the former Ellice Islands, from October 2, 1975 to October 1, 1978. The Tuvalu archipelago, located about halfway between Australia and Hawaii, consists of six...
- Tupua LeupenaTupua LeupenaSir Tupua Leupena, GCMG, MBE was a political figure from the Pacific nation of Tuvalu.-Governor-General of Tuvalu:...
- Faimalaga LukaFaimalaga LukaFaimalaga Luka was a political figure from the Pacific nation of Tuvalu. He served as Governor-General and the sixth Prime Minister of Tuvalu.-Background:...
- Tulaga ManuellaTulaga ManuellaSir Tulaga Manuella, GCMG, is a political figure from the Pacific nation of Tuvalu.-Background:Prior to embarking on a political role, Manuella was previously a civil service accountant and secretary of the Church of Tuvalu....
- Bikenibeu PaeniuBikenibeu PaeniuThe Rt Hon Bikenibeu Paeniu is a politician from Tuvalu. He has served twice as the third Prime Minister of Tuvalu.-Political career:...
- Seve PaeniuSeve PaeniuHis Excellency Seve Paeniu is a Tuvaluan diplomat who currently serves as his country's High Commissioner to Fiji.- Education and previous career :...
- Tomasi PuapuaTomasi PuapuaSir Tomasi Puapua, GCMG, KBE, PC is a political figure from the Pacific nation of Tuvalu.-Prime minister:He was the second Prime Minister of Tuvalu from 1981-1989...
- Tomu SioneTomu SioneSir Tomu Malaefone Sione, GCMG, OBE, is a political figure from the Pacific nation of Tuvalu.-Governor-General:Sione served as Governor-General of Tuvalu from 1993–1994, as the representative of HM Queen Elizabeth II, who is Tuvalu's head of state....
- Saufatu SopoangaSaufatu SopoangaThe Rt Hon Saufatu Sopoanga is a political figure from the Pacific nation of Tuvalu. Sopoanga was the eighth Prime Minister and a foreign minister of Tuvalu.-Background:...
- Koloa TalakeKoloa TalakeThe Rt Hon Koloa Talake is a political figure from the Pacific nation of Tuvalu.-Prime Minister of Tuvalu:He served as the seventh Prime Minister of Tuvalu for nine months, 14 December 2001-2 August 2002, after defeating Faimalaga Luka in a vote of no confidence.Talake was defeated in elections in...
- Filoimea TelitoFiloimea TelitoSir Filoimea Telito, GCMG, MBE was a political and religious figure from the Pacific nation of Tuvalu.-Background:...
- Fiatau Penitala TeoFiatau Penitala TeoSir Fiatau Penitala Teo was a political figure from the Pacific nation of Tuvalu.-Background:When plans for Tuvalu, the former Ellice Islands colony, to become independent of the United Kingdom, the people of Tuvalu decided to retain Queen Elizabeth II as their head of state, and the post of...
- Maatia ToafaMaatia ToafaMaatia Toafa is a Tuvaluan politician, representing Nanumea who served two non-consecutive terms as Prime Minister of Tuvalu. He first served as Prime Minister from 2004 to 2006, from the resignation of his predecessor, Saufatu Sopoanga, until the defeat of his Cabinet in the 2006 general election...
- Lagitupu TuilimuLagitupu TuilimuThe Rt Hon Lagitupu Tulimu is a political figure from the Pacific nation of Tuvalu. He has served as the acting Prime Minister of Tuvalu.-Early political career:...
- Solofa UotaSolofa UotaSolofa Uota OBE is a Tuvaluan politician and diplomat who has served in various functions in his country's government.He has been Permanent Secretary of Education, and, more recently, Secretary to Government....