Premier of Niue

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Premier of Niue
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Niue Premier Dalton Tagelagi on 25 September 2023 - 53214108645 (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Dalton Tagelagi
since 11 June 2020
Type Head of government
Member of Cabinet of Niue,
Assembly
Seat Alofi
Appointer King's Representative to Niue
Term length At His Majesty's pleasure
Constituting instrument Niue Constitution Act
PrecursorLeader of Government Business
Formation19 October 1974
First holderSir Robert Rex
Website niuepremierofficial.com

The premier of Niue is Niue's head of government. They are elected by the Niue Assembly, and forms a Cabinet consisting of themselves and three other members of the Assembly. [1]

Contents

Sir Robert Rex was continuously re-elected every three years from Niue's independence in 1974 until his death in 1992.

List of officeholders

Key

   Niue People's Party    Independent

No.PortraitName
(birth–death)
Term of officePolitical partyElectedRef.
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 No image.png Sir Robert Rex
(1909–1992)
19 October 197412 December 1992 †18 years, 54 days Independent
(1974–87)
1975
1978
1981
1984
Niue People's Party
(1987–92)
1987
1990
2 Young-Vivian-2006.jpg Young Vivian
(born 1935)
12 December 19929 March 199387 days Niue People's Party
3 No image.png Frank Lui
(1935–2021)
9 March 199326 March 19996 years, 17 days Independent 1993
1996
4 Sani LAKATANI.jpg Sani Lakatani
(born 1936)
26 March 19991 May 20023 years, 36 days Niue People's Party 1999
(2) Young-Vivian-2006.jpg Young Vivian
(born 1935)
1 May 200219 June 20086 years, 49 days Niue People's Party
(2002–03)
2002
Independent
(2003–08)
2005
5 Toke Talagi 2014.jpg Sir Toke Talagi
(1951–2020)
19 June 200811 June 202011 years, 358 days Independent 2008
2011
2014
2017
[2]
6 Dalton Tagelagi.jpg Dalton Tagelagi
(born 1968)
11 June 2020Incumbent3 years, 163 days Independent 2020 2023 [3]

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References

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  2. "Niue Has New Premier". Pacific Islands Report. 20 June 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  3. "Dalton Tagelagi voted in as new Premier of Niue". RNZ. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2023.