- Toaripi Lauti
Sir Toaripi Lauti,
GCMG , PC was born Toalipi Lauti in 1928.Pre-Independence career
He was the chief minister of
Tuvalu , the formerEllice Islands , fromOctober 2 1975 toOctober 1 1978 .Prime Minister of Tuvalu, post-Independence
When Tuvalu became independent in 1978, he was appointed as its first Prime Minister.
He served in this office until his replacement on
September 8 ,1981 , as a result of his alleged involvement in an investment scandal.Governor-General of Tuvalu
More recently, his reputation having been redeemed from the circumstances of his resignation as Prime Minister, he was the
Governor-General of Tuvalu , representing the monarch as head of state, fromOctober 1 ,1990 throughDecember 1 1993 .ee also
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Politics of Tuvalu
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