Bikenibeu Paeniu, PC | |
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3rd Tuvalu ambassador to Taiwan | |
Assumed office 1 June 2022 | |
Preceded by | Limasene Teatu |
3rd Prime Minister of Tuvalu | |
In office 24 December 1996 – 27 April 1999 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governors‑General | Tulaga Manuella Tomasi Puapua |
Preceded by | Kamuta Latasi |
Succeeded by | Ionatana Ionatana |
In office 16 October 1989 – 10 December 1993 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governors‑General | Tupua Leupena Toaripi Lauti Tomu Sione |
Preceded by | Tomasi Puapua |
Succeeded by | Kamuta Latasi |
Minister of Finance of Tuvalu | |
In office 2 August 2002 – 16 August 2006 | |
Preceded by | Saufatu Sopoanga |
Succeeded by | Lotoala Metia |
Personal details | |
Born | Bikenibeu, Gilbert Islands | 10 May 1956
Bikenibeu Paeniu, PC (born 10 May 1956) is a politician from Tuvalu. He represented the constituency of Nukulaelae in the Parliament of Tuvalu. He has served twice as the Prime Minister of Tuvalu, and now serving as Tuvaluan ambassador to Taiwan since June 2022.[1]