Moana Carcasses Kalosil

In this ni-Vanuatu name, the surname is Carcasses, and the traditional name is Kalosil.
Moana Carcasses Kalosil
Prime Minister of Vanuatu
In office
23 March 2013 – 15 May 2014
PresidentIolu Abil
Preceded bySato Kilman
Succeeded byJoe Natuman
Personal details
Born (1963-01-27) 27 January 1963 (age 61)
Taravao, French Polynesia
Political partyGreen Confederation
SpouseMarie Louise Milne

Moana Carcasses Kalosil (born 27 January 1963[1]) is a Vanuatuan politician. He was Prime Minister of Vanuatu from March 2013 to May 2014. He was the first naturalized citizen of Vanuatu to become the country's prime minister.[2][3]

Carcasses was ousted as prime minister in 2014 in a motion of no-confidence, but returned to government in 2015 as deputy prime minister in the government of Sato Kilman.[4] In October 2015, Carcasses and 13 of his fellow government MPs were imprisoned for bribery after the Vanuatu Supreme Court found that Carcasses had offered loans to the other MPs to gain their support in a motion of no-confidence while in Opposition.[5][6]

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  2. ^ "Vanuatu parliament elects new prime minister". Radio Australia. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Vanuatu parliament elects new prime minister". Australia Network. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Vanuatu government ousting defended". RNZ. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Vanuatu deputy PM &13 MPs found guilty in bribery trial". RNZ. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Vanuatu jails 14 MPs for corruption". BBC News. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2019.