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Dalton Tagelagi

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The Honourable
Dalton Tagelagi
Tagelagi in 2023
Premier of Niue
Assumed office
11 June 2020
Governor-General Patsy Reddy
Cindy Kiro
Preceded by Toke Talagi
Minister for Natural Resources
In office
May 2017 ? June 2020
Premier Toke Talagi
Preceded by Billy Talagi
Member of the Niue Assembly from Alofi South
Assumed office
May 2008
Personal details
Born
Dalton Emani Makamau Tagelagi

( 1968-06-05 ) 5 June 1968 (age 56)
Alofi , Niue
Political party Independent
Occupation Bowler
Politician

Dalton Emani Makamau Tagelagi [1] (born 5 June 1968) is a Niuean politician and Premier of Niue since June 2020. He was elected premier by the Niue Legislative Assembly on 11 June 2020, defeating O'Love Jacobsen by 13 votes to 7. [2]

Tagelagi is the son of Sam Pata Emani Tagelagi , who served as Speaker of the Niue Legislative Assembly from 1976 to 1993. [2]

Bowls career [ edit ]

He has competed in bowls for Niue, at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow [3] and the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast . [4] In 2022, he competed in the men's pairs and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. [5] [6]

Political career [ edit ]

Dalton Tagelagi with the Governor-General of New Zealand , Dame Cindy Kiro , in 2022

Tagelagi was first elected to the Niue Assembly at the 2008 Niuean general election . Following the 2014 Niuean general election he was appointed Minister of Infrastructure. [7] [8] He was re-elected at the 2017 Niuean general election , [9] [10] and subsequently served as Minister for the Environment, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. [2] [11] As Environment Minister he represented Niue at the 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference , calling for rich nations to show greater ambition. [12]

He was re-elected in the 2020 Niuean general election and subsequently elected premier. After being elected he announced that his first priority would be investigating government finances. [13] As Premier his government ratified the PACER Plus regional trade agreement. [14] During the COVID-19 pandemic he negotiated a one-way travel-bubble allowing Niueans to travel to New Zealand , [15] and oversaw a vaccination program which saw Niue gain full herd immunity to the virus. [16] [17] In November 2021 he began a one-year term as Chancellor of the University of the South Pacific . [18] [19] His tenure concluded in June 2022, and he was succeeded by Tuimaleali?ifano Va?aleto?a Sualauvi II . [20]

He was re-elected unopposed to the Assembly at the 2023 election . [21] He was subsequently re-elected as Premier, defeating O'Love Jacobsen 16 votes to 4. [22] He appointed his Cabinet on 12 May 2023, the first gender-balanced Cabinet in Niuean history. [23] [24]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "Dalton Emani Makamau TAGELAGI" . Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games . Retrieved 2 July 2022 .
  2. ^ a b c "Dalton Tagelagi voted in as new Premier of Niue" . RNZ. 11 June 2020 . Retrieved 11 June 2020 .
  3. ^ "Dalton Tagelagi" . G2014results.thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015 . Retrieved 30 April 2015 .
  4. ^ "Dalton TAGELAGI" . Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020 . Retrieved 11 June 2020 .
  5. ^ "Dalton Emani Makamau TAGELAGI" . Birmingham2022.com . Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited . Retrieved 2 August 2022 .
  6. ^ "Dalton Emani Makamau TAGELAGI" . Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games . Retrieved 2 July 2022 .
  7. ^ "GOVERNMENT OF NIUE OFFICE OF THE PREMIER" (PDF) . Gov.nu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2014 . Retrieved 30 April 2015 .
  8. ^ Lealaiauloto Aigaletaulealea Tauafiafi (30 April 2014). "Premier Toke Talagi announces Niue Govt and cabinet portfolios" . Pacific Guardians. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018 . Retrieved 11 June 2020 .
  9. ^ "Office of the Premier" . Government of Niue . Archived from the original on 10 August 2020 . Retrieved 14 November 2018 .
  10. ^ "Election 17 Provisional Results" . TalaNiue . TalaNiue.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2017 . Retrieved 13 November 2018 .
  11. ^ "Cabinet Ministers and Portfolios" . Government of Niue. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020 . Retrieved 11 June 2020 .
  12. ^ "Niue, one of the smallest countries in the world, sends a loud message at COP25" . SPREP. 12 December 2019 . Retrieved 12 August 2021 .
  13. ^ "Finances on agenda of new Niue Premier" . RNZ. 12 June 2020 . Retrieved 12 August 2021 .
  14. ^ "Niue ratifies regional PACER Plus trade agreement" . RNZ. 3 July 2020 . Retrieved 4 July 2020 .
  15. ^ "Quarantine-free travel from Niue to NZ to begin this month" . RNZ. 13 March 2021 . Retrieved 12 August 2021 .
  16. ^ Torika Tokalau (7 July 2021). "Covid-19: Niue days from full vaccination, travel bubble in place by end of year" . Stuff . Retrieved 12 August 2021 .
  17. ^ "Niue achieves herd immunity for Covid-19" . RNZ. 15 July 2021 . Retrieved 12 August 2021 .
  18. ^ "Niue Premier Dalton Tagelagi installed as 28th USP Chancellor" . Loop. 12 November 2021 . Retrieved 9 December 2021 .
  19. ^ "Premier Tagelagi installed as the 28th Chancellor of USP at the largest graduation ceremony in Niue's history" . TVNiue. 29 October 2021 . Retrieved 9 December 2021 .
  20. ^ "Current Chancellor" . www.usp.ac.fj . Archived from the original on 21 February 2023 . Retrieved 2 April 2023 .
  21. ^ Esther Pavihi (14 April 2023). "List of candidates for the 2023 General Elections released; Tagelagi duly elected with 5 others" . TV Niue . Retrieved 14 April 2023 .
  22. ^ "Dalton Tagelagi re-elected premier of Niue" . RNZ. 10 May 2023 . Retrieved 10 May 2023 .
  23. ^ "Dalton Tagelagi forms Niue's first gender-balanced Cabinet" . RNZ. 15 May 2023 . Retrieved 15 May 2023 .
  24. ^ Esther Pavihi (12 May 2023). "Premier Tagelagi announce first gender- balanced Cabinet" . TV Niue . Retrieved 15 May 2023 .

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2020?present 		Incumbent
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Preceded by Chancellor of the University of the South Pacific
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