Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat

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The Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat is the chief executive officer of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS). [1] The Secretariat is based in Suva, Fiji.

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The Secretary General of the Secretariat is appointed to a three-year term in office by the leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum member states. [2] The Secretary General reports directly to the leaders of the member states and the Forum Officials' Committee (FOC). [2] He or she automatically serves as the permanent chairman or chairwoman of the Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific (CROP). [2]

Responsibilities

The Secretary General is responsible for a variety of roles and responsibilities within the Pacific Islands Forum and the Secretariat. The responsibilities to PIF member states and observers include the following:

List of secretaries general

Please note: Dates may not be correct.

No.ImageNameCountryTook officeLeft office
Directors of the South Pacific Bureau for Economic Co-operation
1 Mahe Tupouniua Snr 1983 (cropped).jpg Mahe Tupouniua Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga November 19721980
2 Gabriel Gris Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 19801982 (died in office)
–John Sheppard (acting)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1982January 1983
3 Mahe Tupouniua Snr 1983 (cropped).jpg Mahe Tupouniua Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga January 1983January 1986
4 Henry Naisali (February 1988).jpg Henry Naisali Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu January 1986September 1988
Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum
– Henry Naisali (February 1988).jpg Henry Naisali Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu September 1988January 1992
5 Ieremia Tabai.png Ieremia Tabai Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati January 1992January 1998
6 SPF Secretary General at PALM 2000 summit meeting (cropped).jpg Noel Levi Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea February 199816 May 2004
7 Greg Urwin Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 16 May 20042 May 2008 (resigned)
– Feleti Teo 2016 taken in Nadi, Fiji at the annual meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission.jpg Feleti Teo (acting)Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu 2 May 200813 October 2008
8 Tuiloma Neroni Slade.jpg Tuiloma Neroni Slade Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa [3] 13 October 20084 December 2014
9 Dame Meg Taylor 2014 (cropped).jpg Meg Taylor Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 4 December 201424 May 2021
10 Henry Puna (3x4 crop).jpg Henry Puna [4] Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 24 May 202123 May 2024 [5]
11 Baron Waqa.jpg Baron Waqa [6] Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru 3 June 2024 [7] Incumbent

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Urwin's stand-in wants the helm". Fiji Times . 2008-08-18. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
  2. 1 2 3 Vula, Timoci (2011-09-09). "Slade back at the helm". Fiji Times . Retrieved 2011-09-13.
  3. ↑ Fisher, Mue (2011-09-09). "Forum Leaders endorse Slade's second term as SG". PRESS STATEMENT (83/11). Forum Secretariat. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
  4. ↑ "Pacific countries select new chief diplomat after fractious vote". msn.com. Reuters. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  5. ↑ "RELEASE: Statement of the Forum Chair, Cook Islands PM Mark Brown on the Transition in Leadership at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat | Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat". forumsec.org. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  6. ↑ "RELEASE: Statement by Forum Chair welcoming new PIF Secretary General, Baron Waqa | Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat". forumsec.org. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  7. ↑ "RELEASE: Statement by Forum Chair welcoming new PIF Secretary General, Baron Waqa | Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat". forumsec.org. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
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