- Toke Talagi
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name=Toke Talagi
order=Premier of Niue
term_start =June 19 ,2008 - Present
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predecessor =Young Vivian
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spouse =Fifitaloa Talagi
party=noneToke Talagi is the current premier of
Niue . He was elected premier by theNiue Assembly inJune 19 ,2008 , defeating the standing premierYoung Vivian by fourteen votes to five, with one abstaining. [ [http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200806/s2279886.htm?tab=latest "Talagi declared new Niue premier"] , ABC Radio Australia, June 19, 2008] [ [http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=40453 "Niue parliament elects Toke Talagi as new premier"] , Radio New Zealand International, June 19, 2008]Talagi has been, at various times, deputy prime minister [ [http://www.unis.unvienna.org/unis/pressrels/2005/envdev811.html "Building Small Island Capacity to Withstand Economic, Environmental Shocks Focus of Panel at UN Mauritius Conference"] , United Nations, January 13, 2005] , minister of Finance [ [http://74.125.39.104/search?q=cache:BACX7oFbFZwJ:www.mfat.govt.nz/Countries/Pacific/Niue.php+%22Toke+Talagi%22&hl=fr&ct=clnk&cd=13&gl=fr New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs] ] , and minister of Education [ [http://www.niuegov.com/april_issue_no8.htm Niue government website] ] . Elected to the national Assembly in 2002, he obtained the same number of votes as an opponent in the 2005 election, and retained his seat only thanks to a favourable random draw to designate a winner. [ [http://74.125.39.104/search?q=cache:BACX7oFbFZwJ:www.mfat.govt.nz/Countries/Pacific/Niue.php+%22Toke+Talagi%22&hl=fr&ct=clnk&cd=13&gl=fr New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs] ] He was re-elected easily in 2008. [ [http://www.mfat.govt.nz/Countries/Pacific/Niue.php New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs] ]
There are no political parties in Niue; Talagi is therefore an independent.
Talagi is also president of the Niue Rugby Union. [ [http://www.oceaniasport.com/niue/index.cgi?det=1&intArticleID=41&sID=35 Niue National Olympic Committee] , March 26, 2005]
In 2008, he was elected chair of the
Pacific Islands Forum . [ [http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/programguide/stories/200809/s2376773.htm "Niue wants more from New Zealand"] , ABC Radio Australia, September 29, 2008]External link
* [http://www.abc.net.au/ra/programguide/stories/m1649302.asx Talagi speaks about developing Niue's economy and halting the demographic decline] , interviewed by Geraldine Coutts of
ABC Radio Australia , September 29, 2008 (audio)References
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