Speaker of the Parliament of Tuvalu

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The Speaker of the Parliament of Tuvalu is the presiding officer of the Parliament of Tuvalu. [1] [2]

The annual salary of the speaker is AU$ 44,004 / US$ 28,900 per year. [3]

List of speakers

#NameTermNotes
1 Sione Tui Kleis 1976–1977 [4]
2 Tupua Leupena 1978–1978 [5]
3 Elia Tavita 1978–1981 [6] [7]
4 Vave Founuku 1981–1989 [8] [9] [10] [11]
5 Kokea Malua 1989–1993 [9]
6 Tomasi Puapua 1993–1998 [12]
7 Tomu Sione 1998–2002 [13]
8 Saloa Tauia 2002–2003 [14]
9 Faimalaga Luka 2003 [15]
10 Otinielu Tausi 2003–2006 [16]
11 Kamuta Latasi 2006–2010 [17] [18] [19]
12 Isaia Italeli 2010 [18]
(11) Kamuta Latasi 2010–2014 [18]
(10) Otinielu Tausi 2014–2019 [20] [21] [22]
13 Samuelu Teo 2019–2024 [23] [24]
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