Deputy Prime Minister of Tuvalu | |
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In office 2006 – September 16, 2010 |
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Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor General | Filoimea Telito |
Constituency | Niutao |
Tavau Teii is a political figure from the Pacific nation of Tuvalu.
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Teii is from Niutao and he stood for the Parliament of Tuvalu in, and was elected from, the constituency of Niutao.
He was Deputy Prime Minister of Tuvalu in the Government of Apisai Ielemia.[1] His ministerial portfolio included that of Minister of Natural Resources.
Teii lost his bid for re-election in the 2010 Tuvaluan general election.[2][3]
United Nations Appearances
[4]Teii during his tenure as Minister of Natural Resources and Environment attended the The Nairobi Climate Change Summit held in November 2006. [5] As Deputy Prime Minister Teii represented Tuvalu to discuss the implications of Climate Change at the United Nations High Level Meeting on Climate Change and United Nations General Assembly, between the 29th of September 2007 and 1st of October 2007. In his Speech Teii declared that Tuvalu was 'highly vulnerable' due to climate change estimating the total cost of climate change in the Pacific Island region at US$80 billion per year. Teii stated that aid alone could not cover this costs, and proposed that compensation should be charged through the polluter principle, suggesting a levy applied to the international aviation and maritime industries. Teii proposed possible changes to the Kyoto Protocol to be discussed at the Bali Climate Change Conference held between the 3rd and 15th of December 2007, citing the involvement of NIC countries such as India and China as an example.