Dalton Tagelagi

Dalton Tagelagi
Tagelagi in 2023
Prime Minister of Niue
Assumed office
11 June 2020
Governor-GeneralPatsy Reddy
Cindy Kiro
Preceded byToke Talagi
Minister for Natural Resources
In office
May 2017 – June 2020
PremierToke Talagi
Preceded byBilly Talagi
Member of the Niue Assembly from Alofi South
Assumed office
May 2008
Personal details
Born
Dalton Emani Makamau Tagelagi

(1968-06-05) 5 June 1968 (age 56)
Alofi, Niue
Political partyIndependent
OccupationBowler
Politician

Dalton Emani Makamau Tagelagi[1] (born 5 June 1968) is a Niuean politician and Prime Minister of Niue (also still referred to as the Premier) since June 2020. He was elected premier by the Niue Legislative Assembly on 11 June 2020, defeating O'Love Jacobsen by 13 votes to 7.[2]

Tagelagi is the son of Sam Pata Emani Tagelagi, who served as Speaker of the Niue Legislative Assembly from 1976 to 1993.[2]

  1. ^ "Dalton Emani Makamau TAGELAGI". Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Dalton Tagelagi voted in as new Premier of Niue". RNZ. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.