Kitiona Tausi

The Honourable
Kitiona Tausi
MP
Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Fisheries and Trade
In office
July 2022 – 27 February 2024
Prime MinisterKausea Natano
Preceded byMinute Alapati Taupo
Succeeded byPanapasi Nelesoni
Member of Parliament
In office
5 July 2022 – 26 January 2024
Preceded byMinute Alapati Taupo
Succeeded byHamoa Holona
ConstituencyNanumanga
Personal details
BornDecember 1954
Political partyIndependent

Kitiona Tausi (born December 1954) was elected to the Parliament of Tuvalu in the 2022 by-election to represent the Nanumanga electorate;[1] However he was not re-elected in the 2024 Tuvaluan general election.[2][3]

He was appointed Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Fisheries and Trade in the Natano Ministry to succeed Minute Alapati Taupo.[4]

  1. ^ Ligaiula, Pita (16 July 2022). "Chair of the Tuvalu Broadcasting Corporation wins Nanumaga by-election". Pacific News Service/Radio Tuvalu. Retrieved 9 Feb 2023.
  2. ^ "Tuvalu general election: Six newcomers in parliament". Radio New Zealand. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  3. ^ Marinaccio, Jess (30 January 2024). "Tuvalu's 2024 general election: a new political landscape". PolicyDevBlog. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Tuvalu - Heads of Government Listing". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia. 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2021.