Filoimea Telito

Sir Filoimea Telito
8th Governor-General of Tuvalu
In office
15 April 2005 – 19 March 2010
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterMaatia Toafa
Apisai Ielemia
Preceded byFaimalaga Luka
Succeeded bySir Kamuta Latasi (acting)
Personal details
Born(1945-03-19)19 March 1945
Vaitupu, Ellice Islands (now Tuvalu)[2]
Died11 July 2011(2011-07-11) (aged 66)[3]
SpousePepapeti Telito

Sir Filoimea Telito GCMG MBE (19 March 1945 – 11 July 2011) was a political and religious figure from the Pacific nation of Tuvalu.[4] He was born on Vaitupu where he attended Elisefou (New Ellice) primary school. He later attended King George V Secondary School in Tarawa, Kiribati.[4]

  1. ^ "No. 58239". The London Gazette. 6 February 2007. p. 1647.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-09-09. Retrieved 2011-12-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "The Rev. Filoimea Telito passed away" Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine, Tuvalu News, 22 July 2011
  4. ^ a b "State Funeral of the late former Governor General of Tuvalu, Reverend Sir Filoimea Telito, GCMG, MBE" (PDF). Tuvalu Philatelic Bureau Newsletter (TPB: 01/2011). 25 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2012.