Minute Alapati Taupo | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Taupo in 2020 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Fisheries and Trade | |
| In office September 2019 – 23 May 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Kausea Natano |
| Preceded by | Maatia Toafa (Deputy Prime Minister) Puakena Boreham (Fisheries) Taukelina Finikaso (Trade) |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office September 2019 – 23 May 2022 | |
| Constituency | Nanumanga |
| 1st Tuvalu Ambassador to Taiwan | |
| In office February 2013 – March 2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Limasene Teatu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 February 1962 Gilbert and Ellice Islands (present day Tuvalu) |
| Died | 23 May 2022 (aged 60) Nui, Tuvalu |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Seleta Kapua Taupo |
| Children | 3 children and 6 grandchildren |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney Loughborough University University of the South Pacific |
Minute Alapati Taupo OBE (1 February 1962 – 23 May 2022) was a Tuvaluan politician, diplomat, economist and accountant. Taupo was elected to the Parliament of Tuvalu in the 2019 Tuvaluan general election to represent the Nanumanga electorate.[1] He was appointed Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Fisheries and Trade in the Natano Ministry.
- ^ "Tuvalu elections: large turnover for new parliament". Radio New Zealand. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.