Fiatau Penitala Teo

His Excellency
Sir Fiatau Penitala Teo
1st Governor-General of Tuvalu
In office
1 October 1978 – 1 March 1986
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterToaripi Lauti
Tomasi Puapua
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded bySir Tupua Leupena
Personal details
Born23 July 1911
Funafuti
Died25 November 1998(1998-11-25) (aged 87)
Funafuti
SpouseUimai Tofiga Teo

Sir Fiatau Penitala Teo GCMG ISO MBE (23 July 1911 in Funafuti – 25 November 1998) was a political figure from the Pacific nation of Tuvalu. Teo was appointed Chief in the House of Chiefs of Niutao in 1945 and was reappointed as a Chief on 29 June 1997 after his service as the first Governor General of Tuvalu.[1]

Teo was appointed as an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1956;[2] awarded the Imperial Service Order (I.S.O.); and appointed as an Ordinary Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (GCMG) in 1979.[3]

  1. ^ Sogivalu, Pulekau A. (1992). A Brief History of Niutao. Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific. ISBN 982-02-0058-X.
  2. ^ "Supplement to the London Gazette" (PDF). UK Government. 2 January 1956. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Supplement to the London Gazette" (PDF). UK Government. 10 July 1979. Retrieved 18 March 2016.