Kausea Natano
| The Right Honourable Kausea Natano MP | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Prime Minister of Tuvalu | |
| In office 24 December 2010 – 2 August 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Willy Telavi |
| Preceded by | Enele Sopoaga |
| Succeeded by | Vete Sakaio |
| Minister for Communications, Transport and Public Utilities | |
| In office 24 December 2010 – 2 August 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Taukelina Finikaso |
| Succeeded by | Monise Lafai (Communications and Transport) Vete Sakaio (Public Utilities) |
| Member of the Tuvaluan Parliament for Funafuti | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 25 July 2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Independent |
Kausea Natano is a Tuvaluan politician. He currently serves as MP for Funafuti, having also served as the country's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Communications in former Prime Minister Willy Telavi's Cabinet.[1]
Political career
Natano has been elected multiple times to the Parliament of Tuvalu.
Before the 2006 election, he had been a member of the opposition, but with the changes in the parliament's membership, he had hopes of forming a new coalition of supporters.[2]
He was one of seven members re-elected in the 2006 election,[3] in which he received 340 votes.[4] He serves as MP for Funafuti, the country's capital, along with Kamuta Latasi, who was also re-elected in 2006.[3] Following the election, he was appointed Minister for Public Utilities and Industries in Prime Minister Apisai Ielemia's Cabinet.[5]
He was re-elected to Parliament in the 2010 general election. He then stood for the premiership, and received seven votes from MPs, thus being narrowly defeated by Maatia Toafa, who received eight.[6] In December 2010, Toafa's government was ousted in a motion of no confidence, and Willy Telavi succeeded to the premiership.[7] Natano was among those who supported Telavi, enabling his accession. Upon appointing his Cabinet on December 24, Telavi appointed Natano as Minister for Communications.[8] He was also appointed Deputy Prime Minister.[9]
Following Prime Minister Telavi's removal by Governor General Sir Iakoba Italeli on 1 August 2013 in the context of a political crisis (Telavi had sought to govern without the support of Parliament), Natano and the rest of Cabinet were voted out of office a day later by Parliament, where the opposition now had a clear majority.[10]
References
- ↑ "Current Members (including Ministers and Private Members)". The Parliament of Tuvalu. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ↑ Tuvalu's new Government to be sworn in on 17 August, Pacific Islands Trade & Investment Commission NZ, 8 August 2008. Accessed 2008-09-25.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Election Results Bring Changes, Tuvalu News, 3 August 2006. Accessed 2008-09-25.
- ↑ ELECTION RESULTS FOR THE FUNAFUTI CONSTITUENCY, Tuvalu News, 16 August 2006. Accessed 2008-09-25.
- ↑ Tuvalu: Cabinet, Central Intelligence Agency
- ↑ "New Prime Minister for Tuvalu". Australia Network. 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
- ↑ "Willie Telavi the new prime minister in Tuvalu". Radio New Zealand International. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ↑ "Island declares emergency rule", Associated Press, January 15, 2011
- ↑ "Composition du gouvernement des îles Tuvalu", French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, 23 September 2011
- ↑ "Tuvalu opposition votes out government", Radio New Zealand International, 2 August 2013