Edward Nipake Natapei Tuta Fanua`araki was a Vanuatuan politician. He was the prime minister of Vanuatu on two occasions,and was previously the minister of Foreign Affairs briefly in 1991,the acting president of Vanuatu from 2 March 1999 to 24 March 1999 and the deputy prime minister. He was the president of the Vanua'aku Pati,a socialist,Anglophone political party.
Rialuth Serge Vohor was a Vanuatuan politician. He hailed from the largest island of Vanuatu,Espiritu Santo,from Port Olry.
Moana Carcasses Kalosil is a Vanuatuan politician. He was Prime Minister of Vanuatu from March 2013 to May 2014. He was the first naturalized citizen of Vanuatu to become the country's prime minister.
Ham Lin̄i Vanuaroroa is a ni-Vanuatu politician. He is a former MP from Pentecost Island in Penama Province. He was Prime Minister of Vanuatu from 11 December 2004 until 22 September 2008,and is the current Deputy Prime Minister since 16 May 2014. Lin̄i is the brother of Walter Lin̄i,one of the founders of the modern Republic of Vanuatu. Ham Lin̄i is the current leader of the National United Party (VNUP).
Meltek Sato Kilman Livtuvanu is a Vanuatuan politician who served as the Prime Minister of Vanuatu on four previous occasions,most recently from 4 September to 6 October 2023. he was previously prime minister from December 2010 to April 2011,from May to June 2011 and June 2015 to February 2016,though his premiership was subsequently annulled by a court of law.
The Vanua'aku Pati is a democratic socialist political party in Vanuatu.
The National United Party is a political party in Vanuatu. It was founded by Vanuatu's independence leader Walter Lini when he broke away from the Vanua'aku Pati,alongside businessman Đinh Văn Thân. It is a social democratic party which traditionally received most of its support from English speakers.
The People's Progressive Party is a reformist political party in Vanuatu.
Joshua Tafura Kalsakau is a Vanuatuan politician. In 2005 Kalsakau,then the Minister for Ni-Vanuatu Business and an MP from Efate representing the National Community Association Party,joined the Vanuatu Labour Party. Kalsakau became the president of the VLP.
The Cabinet of Vanuatu is the cabinet of the government of the Republic of Vanuatu.
The Land and Justice Party is a traditionalist,pro-indigenous and pro-youth political party in Vanuatu. The party was launched on 11 November 2010 and is led by MP Ralph Regenvanu.
Esmon Esai Saimon,also referred to as Esmon Sae,is a Vanuatuan politician. From 11 February 2016 to 6 September 2019 he was Speaker of the Parliament,and in that role from 17 June 2017 to 6 July 2017 served as the acting president of Vanuatu upon the death of Baldwin Lonsdale.
General elections were held in Vanuatu on 30 October 2012. The previous elections to the 52-member Parliament of Vanuatu were held in 2008. The largest parties in this election were the socialist Vanua'aku Party,which won 11 seats,and the social-democratic National United Party. Thirteen other parties as well as four independents won parliamentary seats. As a result,Edward Natapei of the Vanua'aku Party was able to become the Prime Minister. Since then,both Serge Vohor of the conservative Union of Moderate Parties and Sato Kilman of the People's Progressive Party have held that position,with Kilman being the incumbent Prime Minister of Vanuatu at the time of the 2012 election.
Antoine ("Tony") Wright,born 4 March 1960,is a Vanuatuan politician.
Thomas Laken,born 3 March 1972,is a Vanuatuan politician.
A by-election to the Parliament of Vanuatu was held in the constituency of Port-Vila on 15 October 2015. It followed the death of sitting MP Edward Natapei,of the centre-left Vanua'aku Pati. Natapei died after a long illness in July. Although Port-Vila is a multi-member constituency,only one seat was vacant,and therefore only one new member was elected.
Charlot Salwai Tabimasmas is a Vanuatuan politician,former accountant,and political advisor. He was the prime minister of Vanuatu from 2016 to 2020 and is the current prime minister following the ousting of Sato Kilman in a vote of no confidence on 6 October 2023. He is the leader of the Reunification of Movements for Change (RMC),which is part of the Unity for Change bloc.
Snap general elections were held in Vanuatu on 13 October 2022 to elect all 52 seats in Parliament. President Nikenike Vurobaravu dissolved Parliament in August 2022 on advice of the Council of Ministers ahead of a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Bob Loughman.
Events from 2022 in Vanuatu.
The following lists events of the year 2023 in Vanuatu.
