Monise Laafai is a Tuvaluan politician and businessman.
He stood for Parliament for the first time at the 2010 general election, and was elected MP for the constituency of Nanumaga.[1][2] He supported Maatia Toafa's successful bid for the premiership, and was subsequently appointed to Cabinet, as Minister of Finance.[3][4] He lost office just three months later, when Toafa's government was brought down by a motion of no confidence.[5]
Laafai is also General Manager of the Tuvalu Co-operative Society,[6] a position he has held since the late 1990s. He was also chef de mission of the Tuvaluan delegation to the 2007 Pacific Games in Samoa.[7]
On 5 August 2013 Monise Laafai was appointed Minister for Communications and Transport;[8] and served as the minister during the Sopoaga Ministry.
He was re-elected in the 2019 general election;[9] and again in the 2024 Tuvaluan general election.[10][11]
References
- ^ "Current Members (including Ministers and Private Members)". The Parliament of Tuvalu. Archived from the original on 5 March 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ "Tuvalu Election Results"[usurped], Tuvalu News, 16 September 2010
- ^ "New-look government for Tuvalu". Radio New Zealand International. 29 September 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ "New Tuvalu PM Maatia Toafa names cabinet", ABC Radio Australia, 29 September 2010
- ^ "Willie Telavi the new prime minister in Tuvalu". Radio New Zealand International. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ "Competition forces redundancy for Tuvalu’s largest wholesale and retail outlet", Pacific Islands News Association, 5 March 2010
- ^ "Tuvalu flag raised", Tuvalu News, 25 August 2007
- ^ "Enele Sopoaga Sworn-in Today as Tuvalu's New PM". Islands Business. 5 August 2013. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ Tahana, Jamie (10 September 2019). "Tuvalu elections: large turnover for new parliament". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ "Tuvalu general election: Six newcomers in parliament". Radio New Zealand. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ Marinaccio, Jess (30 January 2024). "Tuvalu's 2024 general election: a new political landscape". PolicyDevBlog. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
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