Joshua Kalsakau

Last updated

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. [1] Kalsakau became the president of the VLP. [2]

Joshua Kalsakau was reelected to his seat in Parliament, as MP for Efate, in the 2008 parliamentary election. [3] [4] After the elections, Kalsakau was named as the new Minister of Justice in the cabinet of Edward Natapei, [5] though he was subsequently dismissed during a Cabinet reshuffle. He returned to government in April 2011, when Prime Minister Sato Kilman (who had ousted Natapei in a vote of no confidence in December 2010) was in turn ousted in a vote of no confidence, and succeeded by Serge Vohor. Vohor gave the Labour Party two portfolios in his Cabinet, and Kalsakau was appointed Deputy Prime Minister. [6] Three weeks later, however, Vohor's election and premiership were voided by the Court of Appeal, and Kalsakau lost his position in government. [7] On 16 June, Kilman's election and premiership were themselves voided by the Supreme Court, on constitutional grounds, and previous Prime Minister Edward Natapei became caretaker Prime Minister until a new leader could be elected. Kalsakau was appointed caretaker Minister of Infrastructure and Public Utilities. [8]

In the 2012 general election, Kalsakau narrowly lost his seat, by a margin of just twelve votes (out of more than 15,000), leaving Labour without representation in Parliament. [9]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Edward Natapei</span> Former Prime Minister of Vanuatu

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Serge Vohor</span> Former Prime Minister of Vanuatu

Rialuth Serge Vohor is a Vanuatuan politician. He hails from the largest island of Vanuatu, Espiritu Santo, from Port Olry.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Moana Carcasses Kalosil</span> Prime Minister of Vanuatu from 2013 to 2014

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Barak Sopé</span> Prime Minister of Vanuatu from 1999 to 2001

Barak Tame Sopé Mautamata is a ni-Vanuatu politician. He was the leader of the Melanesian Progressive Party and was, until 2008, a member of the Vanuatu parliament from the island of Efate. He was the Prime Minister of Vanuatu from 1999 until 2001, when he was deposed by Parliament in a no confidence vote.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ham Lin̄i</span> Prime Minister of Vanuatu from 2004 to 2008

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).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sato Kilman</span> Former Prime Minister of Vanuatu

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vanua'aku Pati</span> Political party in Vanuatu

The Vanua'aku Pati is a democratic socialist political party in Vanuatu.

Maxime Carlot Korman is a Vanuatuan politician, formerly serving as the speaker of the Parliament and formerly as acting president. He served as the prime minister of Vanuatu for nearly five years, first from 16 December 1991 to 21 December 1995 and again from 23 February 1996 to 30 September 1996. He was a member of the Union of Moderate Parties during his terms as prime minister, but now leads the Vanuatu Republican Party. He was the first Speaker of Parliament after independence, from July 1980 to November 1983, and also served in that capacity just before independence.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ralph Regenvanu</span>

Ralph John Regenvanu is a Ni-Vanuatu anthropologist, artist and politician. He has been a Member of Parliament since September 2008, was a member of Cabinet for most of the period from December 2010 to January 2012 and then from March 2013 to June 2015, and was the Director of the Vanuatu National Cultural Council from 1995 until December 2010.

Sela Molisa was a Vanuatuan politician, who was a member of the Parliament of Vanuatu from 1982 to 2012, and occupied several cabinet posts in the government during his career, including four mandates as the minister of finance.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joe Natuman</span> Prime Minister of Vanuatu from 2014 to 2015

Joe Natuman is a Vanuatuan politician of the Vanua'aku Pati and former Prime Minister of Vanuatu.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vanuatu Labour Party</span> Vanautan political party

The Vanuatu Labour Party is a political party in Vanuatu. The party was established on 3 June 1987. It was founded on the initiative of various trade union organizations in order to contest the 1987 parliamentary election. The proposal to found the party was first presented by Ephraim Kalsakau, a leader of the Vanuatu Municipal Workers Union.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cabinet of Vanuatu</span> Executive branch of Vanuatu

The Cabinet of Vanuatu is the cabinet of the government of the Republic of Vanuatu.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pakoa Kaltonga</span>

Pakoa Maraki Kaltonga, also known as Bakoa Kaltongga, is a ni-Vanuatu politician. He is a member of the Leaders Party of Vanuatu.

Patrick Joseph Manarewo Kalpuaso Crowby was a Vanuatuan politician.

Harry Iaris Iauko was a Ni-Vanuatu politician. He was a Member of Parliament for Tanna, representing the Vanua'aku Pati, from 2008 until his death.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prime Minister of Vanuatu</span> Head of government of the Republic of Vanuatu

The prime minister of Vanuatu is the head of government of the Republic of Vanuatu.

James Wango, also known as James Ngwango, is a ni-Vanuatu politician.

Paul Barthelemy Telukluk is a Vanuatuan politician.

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.

References

  1. ↑ "The political parties and groupings of Vanuatu" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2008.
  2. ↑ "Vanuatu Daily Post". Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2008.
  3. ↑ "Vanuatu Daily Post". Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2008.
  4. ↑ "IPU PARLINE database: VANUATU (Parliament), Last elections". archive.ipu.org.
  5. ↑ http://www.zibb.com/article/4025014/Vanuatu+PM+names+cabinet+line+up%5B%5D
  6. ↑ "New look Vanuatu government sworn in". Radio New Zealand International . 25 April 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  7. ↑ "Vanuatu Court decision results in change of government", ABC Radio Australia, 13 May 2011
  8. ↑ "Vanuatu interim leader appoints cabinet ministers ahead of prime ministerial vote Thursday". Radio New Zealand International . 20 June 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  9. ↑ Results of the 2012 general election, Adam Carr
Political offices
Preceded by Deputy Prime Minister of Vanuatu
2011		Succeeded by
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.