Pakoa Kaltonga

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Bakoa Kaltongga
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Hon. Bakoa Kaltongga during his tenure as Minister for Foreign Affairs (left) pictured with Diplomatic Trade Commissioner Colin Evans (right)

Pakoa Maraki Kaltonga, also known as Bakoa Kaltongga (born 6 April 1969 [1] ), is a ni-Vanuatu politician. He is a member of the Leaders Party of Vanuatu. [2]

He was elected Member of Parliament for the Rural Efate constituency [3] in the September 2008 general election, and was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs in Prime Minister Edward Natapei's government. [4]

In June 2009, the election of all four Members for Rural Efate, Kaltonga included, was invalidated by the Supreme Court due to irregularities. [3] [5] [6] Kaltonga consequently lost his position as Minister for Foreign Affairs, [7] and was replaced by Joe Natuman. [8] A by-election on 6 August saw Mr Kaltongga win back his seat, [9] and he subsequently regained a place in Cabinet, as Minister of Justice and Women's Affairs. [10] He lost his place in government when Edward Natapei was ousted by a vote of no confidence on 2 December 2010. [11] [12]

On 24 April 2011, new Prime Minister Sato Kilman was himself ousted in a vote of no confidence, and Serge Vohor succeeded him. Vohor appointed Kaltonga Minister of Finance in his Cabinet. [13] Three weeks later, however, Vohor's election and premiership were voided by the Court of Appeal, and Kaltonga lost his position in government. [14] 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. Kaltonga was restored as caretaker Minister of Justice. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Hon. Bakoa Maraki Kaltonga".
  2. ↑ "231 ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES", Daily Post Vanuatu , 4 March 2020
  3. 1 2 "OUSTED VANUATU MP LAMBASTES ELECTORAL OFFICE". Archived 8 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine , Vanuatu Daily Post , 16 June 2009
  4. ↑ "New Vanuatu PM names his cabinet line-up", Radio New Zealand International, 22 September 2008
  5. ↑ "Le gouvernement échappe à une motion de censure". Archived 28 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine , Les Nouvelles de Tahiti , 18 June 2009
  6. ↑ "Vanuatu politicians lose positions: report". Archived 7 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine , Australia News Network, 16 June 2009
  7. ↑ "PM Natapei buckles in MPs with new MOA". Archived 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine , Vanuatu Daily Post, 16 June 2009
  8. ↑ "Natapei makes further reshuffle". Archived 17 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine , Vanuatu Daily Post, 22 June 2009
  9. ↑ "Efate goes to by-election 6 August". Archived 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine , Vanuatu Daily Post, 22 June 2009
  10. ↑ Composition of Cabinet. Archived 12 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine , on the website of the Parliament of Vanuatu (January 2010)
  11. ↑ "Vanuatu's Natapei ousted in no confidence challenge". Radio New Zealand International. 2 December 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  12. ↑ Cabinet of Vanuatu, CIA, 20 December 2010
  13. ↑ "New look Vanuatu government sworn in". Radio New Zealand International . 25 April 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  14. ↑ "Vanuatu Court decision results in change of government", ABC Radio Australia, 13 May 2011
  15. ↑ "Vanuatu interim leader appoints cabinet ministers ahead of prime ministerial vote Thursday". Radio New Zealand International . 20 June 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
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