Monise Laafai
| Monise Laafai | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Communications and Transport | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 5 August 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Enele Sopoaga |
| Preceded by | Kausea Natano |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 29 September 2010 – 24 December 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Maatia Toafa |
| Preceded by | Lotoala Metia |
| Succeeded by | Lotoala Metia |
| Member of the Tuvaluan Parliament for Nanumaga | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 16 September 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Otinielu Tausi |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Independent |
Monise Laafai is a Tuvaluan politician and businessman.
He stood for Parliament for the first time at the 2010 general election, and was elected MP for the constituency of Nanumaga.[1] [2] He supported Maatia Toafa's successful bid for the premiership, and was subsequently appointed to Cabinet, as Minister of Finance.[3][4] He lost office just three months later, when Toafa's government was brought down by a motion of no confidence.[5]
Laafai is also General Manager of the Tuvalu Co-operative Society,[6] a position he has held since the late 1990s.[7] He was also chef de mission of the Tuvaluan delegation to the 2007 Pacific Games in Samoa.[8]
On 5 August 2013 Monise Laafai was appointed Minister for Communications and Transport in the government following Enele Sopoaga becoming prime minister.[9]
References
- ↑ "Current Members (including Ministers and Private Members)". The Parliament of Tuvalu. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ↑ "Tuvalu Election Results", Tuvalu News, 16 September 2010
- ↑ "New-look government for Tuvalu". Radio New Zealand International. 29 September 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ↑ "New Tuvalu PM Maatia Toafa names cabinet", ABC Radio Australia, 29 September 2010
- ↑ "Willie Telavi the new prime minister in Tuvalu". Radio New Zealand International. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ↑ "Competition forces redundancy for Tuvalu’s largest wholesale and retail outlet", Pacific Islands News Association, 5 March 2010
- ↑ "Field Investigation in Funafuti, Tuvalu", Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission, February 1998
- ↑ "Tuvalu flag raised", Tuvalu News, 25 August 2007
- ↑ "Enele Sopoaga Sworn-in Today as Tuvalu’s New PM". Islands Business. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.