Biography
Tuiloma Neroni Slade was born in Samoa on 8 April 1941. [5] He graduated with a LL.B. from Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. [5]
International Criminal Court
In 2003,Slade was elected to a three-year term as a justice of the International Criminal Court. [4] [6] During his tenure,Slade served as a Presiding Judge of Pre-Trial Chamber II at the International Criminal Court in The Hague,the Netherlands. [4] He practised law as an international legal consultant from 2007 to 2008 after leaving the court. [4]
Secretary general
Tuiloma Neroni Slade was appointed secretary general of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat on 20 August 2008 for a three-year term [3] and took office on 13 October 2008. [7] He was elected following the death of Secretary General Greg Urwin on 9 August 2008. He succeeded acting Secretary General Feleti Teo,who also sought appointment to a full term. [4]
He announced his intention to seek reappointment to a second term in 2011. Slade's reappointment was openly opposed by the government Frank Bainimarama of Fiji,which has been suspended from the Pacific Islands Forum since 2009. [8] Bainimarama put forth another candidate for nomination,former Fijian foreign minister Kaliopate Tavola,with the initial support of the members of the Melanesian Spearhead Group. [3] [8] Fiji released statements touting the opposition of the Pacific Islands Forum's Melanesian members to Slade's reappointment. [9]
Despite Tavola's nomination,the leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum unanimously reappointed Slade for a second term on 8 September 2011,following a leaders' retreat on Waiheke Island in Auckland,New Zealand. [3] [4] [9] He received full support from all members,including the Melanesian Spearhead Group. [9] It is unknown if any Melanesian members put forth Tavola's nomination during the retreat. [9] Slade thanked leaders for his renomination in a statement,"I sincerely thank the Forum Leaders for having confidence in me to lead their Secretariat for a second term. I will of course work to the best of my abilities to serve the Forum membership in pursuit of aspirations in the Leaders' Vision for a region of peace,harmony,security and economic prosperity,so that all our people can lead free and worthwhile lives." [3]
Following his retirement,Slade was appointed to Samoa's Judicial Service Commission. [10]
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