Sir Kamuta Latasi | |
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| 4th Prime Minister of Tuvalu | |
| In office 10 December 1993 – 24 December 1996 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governors‑General | Tomu Sione Tulaga Manuella |
| Preceded by | Bikenibeu Paeniu |
| Succeeded by | Bikenibeu Paeniu |
| Speaker of the Parliament of Tuvalu | |
| In office 24 December 2010 – 4 March 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Willy Telavi Enele Sopoaga |
| Preceded by | Isaia Italeli |
| Succeeded by | Otinielu Tausi |
| In office 16 August 2006 – 29 September 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Apisai Ielemia |
| Preceded by | Otinielu Tausi |
| Succeeded by | Isaia Italeli |
| Acting Governor-General of Tuvalu | |
| In office 19 March 2010 – 16 April 2010 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Apisai Ielemia |
| Preceded by | Sir Filoimea Telito |
| Succeeded by | Sir Iakoba Italeli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 September 1936 (age 88) Laulii, Western Samoa |
Sir Kamuta Latasi KCMG OBE PC MP (born 4 September 1936) is a political figure from the Pacific nation of Tuvalu from Funafuti atoll. He was elected to the Parliament of Tuvalu in 1992. Latasi served as the 4th prime minister, and foreign minister, from 1993 until 1996. He has served as the Speaker of parliament from 2006[1] to September 2010[2] and again from December 2010[3][4] to March 2014.[5]
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- ^ "Tuvalu PM re-elected, seeks to form govt". Sydney Morning Herald. 17 September 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- ^ "Current Members (including Ministers and Private Members)". The Parliament of Tuvalu. Archived from the original on 5 March 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ "Palamene o Tuvalu (Parliament of Tuvalu)". Inter-Parliamentary Union. 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ "Tuvalu’s new speaker" Archived 5 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Islands Business, 4 March 2014