Namoliki Sualiki
Namoliki Sualiki Neemia | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Home Affairs and Rural Development | |
| Assumed office 5 August 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Enele Sopoaga |
| Preceded by | Pelenike Isaia |
| Minister for Education, Youth and Sport | |
| In office 29 September 2010 – 24 December 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Maatia Toafa |
| Preceded by | Falesa Pitoi |
| Succeeded by | Falesa Pitoi |
| Member of the Tuvaluan Parliament for Nukulaelae | |
| Assumed office 3 August 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Bikenibeu Paeniu |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Independent |
Namoliki Sualiki Neemia, OBE, generally referred to as Namoliki Sualiki, is a Tuvaluan politician.
He obtained a Master of Education degree at James Cook University in Queensland, Australia, in 1994. His thesis, entitled "Learning for life: up to and beyond the year 2000", explored the social aspects of education and education planning in Tuvalu.[1] He became a teacher.[2] In 2003, he published a booklet entitled Tuvalu Technical Vocational Education and Training, with the government of Tuvalu and NZAID.[3] The same year, he was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for public and community service.[4]
In 2006, he went into politics, and was elected to Parliament as MP for Nukulaelae.[5] He was re-elected in the 2010 general election,[6] and Prime Minister Maatia Toafa appointed him Minister for Education, Youth and Sport.[2] He lost office just three months later, when Toafa's government was brought down by a motion of no confidence.[7]
Namoliki Sualiki was appointed Minister for Home Affairs and Rural Development on 5 August 2013 following Enele Sopoaga becoming prime minister.[8]
He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours.[9]
References
- ^ James Cook University
- ^ a b "New Tuvalu PM Maatia Toafa names cabinet", ABC Radio Australia, 29 September 2010
- ^ National Library of Australia
- ^ "Commonwealth honours", BBC, 31 December 2002
- ^ "New members to the House of Tuvalu Parliament", Tuvalu News, 4 August 2006
- ^ "Current Members (including Ministers and Private Members)". The Parliament of Tuvalu. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ "Willie Telavi the new prime minister in Tuvalu". Radio New Zealand International. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ "Enele Sopoaga Sworn-in Today as Tuvalu's New PM". Islands Business. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ "No. 61455". The London Gazette (invalid
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