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.