Fauoa Maani

Fauoa Maani
Minister for Education, Youth, Sports and Health
In office 5 August 2013 – 19 September 2019
Prime Minister	Enele Sopoaga
Preceded by	Falesa Pitoi (Education, Youth and Sport) Taom Tanukale (Health)
Succeeded by	Timi Melei
Minister for Health
In office 29 September 2010 – 24 December 2010
Prime Minister	Maatia Toafa
Preceded by	Iakoba Italeli
Succeeded by	Taom Tanukale
Member of the Tuvaluan Parliament for Niutao
In office 16 September 2010 – 19 September 2019
Personal details
Political party	Independent

Fauoa Maani MBE is a Tuvaluan politician.

He worked as a journalist and served as clerk to the national Parliament,[1] and was named Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2009, a title awarded to him in recognition of his "public service and service to the community".[2]

The following year, he went into politics, standing for Parliament in the 2010 general election and was elected as MP for the constituency of Niutao.[3][4][5] Following the election, he was appointed as Minister for Health in Prime Minister Maatia Toafa's Cabinet.[1][6] He lost office just three months later, when Toafa's government was brought down by a motion of no confidence.[7]

On 5 August 2013 Maani became the Minister of Education, Youth, Sports and Health;[8] and served as the minister during the Sopoaga Ministry.

References

1. "New-look government for Tuvalu". Radio New Zealand International. 29 September 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
2. "Queen's birthday honours list: Commonwealth", The Guardian, 13 June 2009
3. "Current Members (including Ministers and Private Members)". The Parliament of Tuvalu. Archived from the original on 5 March 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
4. "Tuvalu Election Result"^[usurped], Tuvalu News, 16 September 2010
5. "Tuvalu to form new government early next week", Pacific Islands News Association, 21 September 2010
6. "New Tuvalu PM Maatia Toafa names cabinet", ABC Radio Australia, 29 September 2010
7. "Willie Telavi the new prime minister in Tuvalu". Radio New Zealand International. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
8. "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.