Kitiona Tausi | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Fisheries and Trade | |
| In office July 2022 –27 February 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Kausea Natano |
| Preceded by | Minute Alapati Taupo |
| Succeeded by | Panapasi Nelesoni |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 5 July 2022 –26 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Minute Alapati Taupo |
| Succeeded by | Hamoa Holona |
| Constituency | Nanumanga |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1954 |
| Political party | Independent |
Kitiona Tausi (born December 1954) was elected to the Parliament of Tuvalu during 2022 elections to represent the Nanumanga electorate; [1] However he was not re-elected in the 2024 Tuvaluan general election. [2] [3]
He was appointed Deputy Prime Minister &Minister for Fisheries and Trade in the Natano Ministry to succeed Minute Alapati Taupo. [4]
Tausi trained in theology and was appointed as a priest of Tuvalu's main church,Ekalesia Kelisiano Tuvalu,and acted as the General Secretary of the organisation. [5] From January 2011 until his retirement he was a parish minister at the Vaialofa Vaiaku Church on Funafuti. Following his retirement,he was appointed as a chaplain to Fetuvalu Secondary School. [6]
Following his retirement,as a parish minister,on 28 September 2020,he established the first private newspaper to operate in the country –Tuvalu Paradise News - and was editor of the print newspaper and website. [7] The Tuvalu Paradise News was published until Tausi was appointed as a member of parliament. In February 2024,Tausi began the publication of a newsletter under the title Island of Hope. [8]
He has been appointed to a number of Tuvaluan government and non-government organisations,including:Tuvalu Association of Non Government Organizations (TANGO), [9] the Tuvalu National Private Sector Organisation (TNPSO), [10] and prior to his election as a member of parliament he was the chairman of the Tuvalu Broadcasting Corporation (TVBC) board of directors. [1]