Timi Melei | |
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Minister for Education, Youth & Sports | |
In office 19 September 2019 –27 February 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Kausea Natano |
Preceded by | Fauoa Maani |
Member of Parliament | |
Assumed office 9 September 2019 | |
Preceded by | Maatia Toafa |
Constituency | Nanumea |
Personal details | |
Political party | Independent |
Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
Timi Melei is a Tuvaluan politician.
Melei worked as an officer of the Tuvalu Police Force. [1] He did not attend secondary school as a teenager,but returned at age eighteen to learn English. [1] He later studied at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand,graduating in 2016 with a Masters in Criminology. [1]
He was elected to the Parliament of Tuvalu at the 2019 Tuvaluan general election, [2] and appointed Minister for Education,Youth &Sports in the cabinet of Kausea Natano. [3]
During his term as minister the Ministry of Education,Youth and Sports,launched the Tuvalu Learning Project (TuLEP) to strengthen the quality of education and service delivery for pre-school children. This five-year project,which commenced in 2020,was funded by a grant of US$14 million from the World Bank,with the project including:training of teachers;resourcing of pre-school centers with learning materials,age-appropriate readers and playgroup kits. TuLEP also includes funding for internet connectivity in all outer island schools to facilitate online learning and communications. [4]
He was appointed as a Member of Council of the University of the South Pacific. [5]
He was re-elected in the 2024 Tuvaluan general election. [6] [7]
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