This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Tuvalu coat of arms tuvalu File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Queen of Tuvalu Queen Elizabeth II as the Queen of Tuvalu, is the head of state, represented by the Governor General, who is appointed by the Queen on advice of the Prime Minister. ...
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 nominated for the role. The Governor-General of Tuvalu is responsible for conducting the election, and for proclaiming the winner. The countries of the Commonwealth Realm share the same monarch. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor) (born 21 April 1926) is Queen of 16 independent nations known as the Commonwealth Realms. ... Flag of the Governor-General of Tuvalu The Governor-General of Tuvalu is the representative of Queen Elizabeth II on the island nation, serving as its head of state, and performing the same duties as the Queen in the United Kingdom. ... Reverend Filoimea Telito is the governor-general of Tuvalu. ... Maatia Toafa is the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Tuvalu. ... Tuvalu elects on national level a legislature. ... Elections and parties in Tuvalu gives information on elections, election results and parties in Tuvalu. ... Tuvalu maintains an independent but generally pro-Western foreign policy. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... The head of government is the leader of the government or cabinet. ... Flag of the Governor-General of Tuvalu The Governor-General of Tuvalu is the representative of Queen Elizabeth II on the island nation, serving as its head of state, and performing the same duties as the Queen in the United Kingdom. ...
The office of Prime Minister was established when Tuvalu gained independence in 1978, although the post is sometimes considered to be a continuation of the earlier office of Chief Minister. The Prime Minister also always serves as the foreign minister of Tuvalu. If the Prime Minister dies, as has happened on one occasion, the deputy prime minister becomes acting Prime Minister until a new one is elected by parliament. The prime minister can lose his office by resigning, being defeated in a no confidence vote by Parliament, or losing his seat in a parliamentary election. Several former Prime Ministers have become governors-general of Tuvalu. Tuvalu has had nine Prime Ministers. 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the governmental foreign policy of a sovereign nation. ...
The PrimeMinister of Tuvalu is the head of government of Tuvalu.
The Governor-General of Tuvalu is responsible for conducting the election, and for proclaiming the winner.
The office of PrimeMinister was established when Tuvalu gained independence in 1978, although the post is sometimes considered to be a continuation of the earlier office of Chief Minister.
Saufatu Sopoanga is a former primeminister and foreign minister of Tuvalu.
He is a former finance minister who was elected PrimeMinister by MPs on 2 August2002 after the general election in which previous primeministerKoloa Talake lost his seat.
On August 26, 2004, while one of the 15 Members of Parliament was sick in New Zealand and another had defected from Sapoanga's group, the opposition finally deposed Sapoanga in a no confidence vote, 8-6.
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