Ionatana Ionatana

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The Right Honourable

Ionatana Ionatana

CVO OBE CPM

5th Prime Minister of Tuvalu

In office

27 April 1999 – 8 December 2000

Monarch Elizabeth II

Governor-General Tomasi Puapua

Preceded by Bikenibeu Paeniu

Succeeded by Lagitupu Tuilimu (Acting)

Personal details

Born 5 November 1938

Funafuti, Gilbert and Ellice Islands

Died 8 December 2000 (aged 62)

Funafuti, Tuvalu
Ionatana Ionatana, CVO OBE CPM (5 November 1938 – 8 December 2000), was a
political figure from the Pacific nation of Tuvalu. He represented the constituency
of Funafuti in the Parliament of Tuvalu. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Tuvalu from
27 April 1999 until his death on 8 December 2000. [1]

Contents

 1Background
 2Prime Minister of Tuvalu
 3Death
 4See also
 5References
 6External links

Background[edit]
He joined the police and rose to become the chief of police in 1976. [1] In 1977 he was
appointed the government secretary and adviser to the cabinet. [1] On 26 April 1979, he
was appointed as the ambassador to the United States (non-resident).[2][3]
Ionatana was elected to Parliament in the 1981 Tuvalu general election. Ionatana was
noted for his republican leanings.
He held three portfolios in the second government of Bikenibeu Paeniu (1996 to 1998):
the Minister for Health, Women and Community Affairs; Minister for Education and
Culture; and the Minister for Tourism, Trade and Commerce; [4] and after the 1998
election he retained the first 2 portfolios in the 3rd government of Paeniu. [4]

Prime Minister of Tuvalu[edit]

In 1999 Ionatana succeeded Bikenibeu Paeniu as Prime Minister of Tuvalu. Ionatana
was elected as prime minister on 27 April 1999.[5] Among the prominent issues of his
period of office, he oversaw Tuvalu's entry into the United Nations on 5 September
2000.[1][6] Also during his term, Tuvalu obtained the lucrative .tv internet country suffix.[7]

Death[edit]
On 8 December 2000, shortly after the UN entry was completed, Ionatana suddenly
collapsed and died. He had been giving a speech at the Vaiaku Lagi Hotel on Funafuti,
and was 62 years old.[7] He was the first prime minister to die in office since Tuvalu
became independent.[1][8] After his death Lagitupu Tuilimu took over as acting prime
minister until 24 February 2001.

Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Tuvalu
1999–2000 Lagitupu
Bikenibeu Paeniu
Tuilimu (acting)
 See also[edit]
 Foreign relations of Tuvalu

References[edit]
1. ^ Jump up to:a b c d e Craig, Robert D. (2011).  Historical Dictionary of
Polynesia. Rowman & Littlefield.
2. ^ "Foreign Embassies in the U.S. and Their Ambassadors - Office of The
Chief of Protocol". U.S. State Department. 11 January 2013.
Retrieved 31 January  2021.
3. ^ Booth Conroy, Sarah (20 November 1988). "Diplomatic
Departures". Washington Post. Retrieved 21 January  2021.
4. ^ Jump up to:a b "Paeniu Re-Elected Tuvalu Prime Minister".  Pacific
Islands Development Program/East-West Center Center for Pacific
Islands Studies/University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
/PACNEWS/tuvaluislands.com. 8 April 1998. Retrieved 21 April  2015.
5. ^ Lansford, Tom (2015).  Political Handbook of the World 2015. CQ
Press.
6. ^ Mason, Moya K. "Tuvalu: Flooding, Global Warming, and Media
Coverage". Retrieved  19 April 2014.
7. ^ Jump up to:a b Field, Michael (9 December 2000). "Tuvalu's Prime
Minister Ionatana Dies After Giving Speech". Agence France-Presse.
Retrieved 19 April  2014.
8. ^ Clements, Quiton (December 2000).  "Tuvalu Legislative Needs
Assessment". UNDP. Retrieved 4 October 2021.

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