Naama Maheu Latasi
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Naama Maheu Latasi, Lady Latasi is a political figure from the Pacific nation of Tuvalu
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in 1989 and was elected to the Parliament of Tuvalu
. Lady Latasi served as Minister of Health, Education and Community Services in the first Government of Prime Minister of Tuvalu
Bikenibeu Paeniu
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She served in Parliament from 1989 to 1997.
. She remained the only woman ever to have served in the Tuvaluan Parliament until Pelenike Isaia
won the August 2011 by-election
for the constituency of Nui.
She is married to Sir Kamuta Latasi
, a former Prime Minister of Tuvalu
and subsequently Speaker of the Parliament of Tuvalu
.
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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Background and political office
She stood for election in the constituency of NanumeaNanumea
Nanumea is the northwesternmost atoll in the Polynesian nation of Tuvalu, a group of nine coral atolls and islands spread over about four hundred miles of Pacific Ocean just south of the equator and west of the International Date Line.-Geography:...
in 1989 and was elected to the Parliament of Tuvalu
Parliament of Tuvalu
The Parliament of Tuvalu is the unicameral national legislature in Tuvalu.-History and political culture:...
. Lady Latasi served as Minister of Health, Education and Community Services in the first Government of Prime Minister of Tuvalu
Prime Minister of Tuvalu
The Prime Minister of Tuvalu is the head of government of Tuvalu. According to Tuvalu's constitution, the Prime Minister must always be a member of Parliament, and is elected by Parliament in a secret ballot. Because there are no political parties in Tuvalu, any member of Parliament can be...
Bikenibeu Paeniu
Bikenibeu Paeniu
The Rt Hon Bikenibeu Paeniu is a politician from Tuvalu. He has served twice as the third Prime Minister of Tuvalu.-Political career:...
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She served in Parliament from 1989 to 1997.
Historical and biographical notes
Lady Latasi was the first woman to be elected to the Parliament of TuvaluParliament of Tuvalu
The Parliament of Tuvalu is the unicameral national legislature in Tuvalu.-History and political culture:...
. She remained the only woman ever to have served in the Tuvaluan Parliament until Pelenike Isaia
Pelenike Isaia
Pelenike Tekinene Isaia is a Tuvaluan politician.She worked initially for the Tuvalu Cooperative Society, as its branch manager in Nui.Her career in national politics began when she won the August 2011 by-election for the constituency of Nui, and thus entered Parliament. The by-election had been...
won the August 2011 by-election
Nui by-election, 2011
A by-election was held in the Nui constituency in Tuvalu on 24 August 2011. It was triggered by the death of the incumbent, MP Isaia Italeli, the Minister for Works, who died quite suddenly in late July while in Samoa on government business...
for the constituency of Nui.
She is married to Sir Kamuta Latasi
Kamuta Latasi
Rt 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....
, a former Prime Minister of Tuvalu
Prime Minister of Tuvalu
The Prime Minister of Tuvalu is the head of government of Tuvalu. According to Tuvalu's constitution, the Prime Minister must always be a member of Parliament, and is elected by Parliament in a secret ballot. Because there are no political parties in Tuvalu, any member of Parliament can be...
and subsequently Speaker of the Parliament of Tuvalu
Parliament of Tuvalu
The Parliament of Tuvalu is the unicameral national legislature in Tuvalu.-History and political culture:...
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External links
- http://www.forumsec.org/UserFiles/File/Report_5_-_Advancing_Women_s_Representation_in_Tuvalu_209_-_255.pdf