Fauoa Maani

Fauoa Maani MBE is a Tuvaluan politician.

Fauoa Maani
Minister for Education, Youth, Sports and Health
Assumed office
5 August 2013
Prime MinisterEnele Sopoaga
Preceded byFalesa Pitoi (Education, Youth and Sport)
Taom Tanukale (Health)
Minister for Health
In office
29 September 2010 – 24 December 2010
Prime MinisterMaatia Toafa
Preceded byIakoba Italeli
Succeeded byTaom Tanukale
Member of the Tuvaluan Parliament
for Niutao
Assumed office
16 September 2010
Personal details
Political partyIndependent

He worked as a journalist and served as clerk to the national Parliament,[1] and was named Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2009, a title awarded to him in recognition of his "public service and service to the community".[2]

The following year, he went into politics, standing for Parliament in the 2010 general election and was elected as MP for the constituency of Niutao.[3][4][5] Following the election, he was appointed as Minister for Health in Prime Minister Maatia Toafa's Cabinet.[1][6] He lost office just three months later, when Toafa's government was brought down by a motion of no confidence.[7]

On 5 August 2013 Maani became the Minister of Education, Youth, Sports and Health;[8] and served as the minister during the Sopoaga Ministry.

References
  1. "New-look government for Tuvalu". Radio New Zealand International. 29 September 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  2. "Queen's birthday honours list: Commonwealth", The Guardian, 13 June 2009
  3. "Current Members (including Ministers and Private Members)". The Parliament of Tuvalu. Archived from the original on 5 March 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  4. "Tuvalu Election Result", Tuvalu News, 16 September 2010
  5. "Tuvalu to form new government early next week", Pacific Islands News Association, 21 September 2010
  6. "New Tuvalu PM Maatia Toafa names cabinet", ABC Radio Australia, 29 September 2010
  7. "Willie Telavi the new prime minister in Tuvalu". Radio New Zealand International. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  8. "Enele Sopoaga Sworn-in Today as Tuvalu's New PM". Islands Business. 5 August 2013. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.


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