Kamuta Latasi Politician

Rt Hon Sir Kamuta Latasi KCMG, OBE, MP, PC (born 1936) is a political figure from the Pacific nation of Tuvalu from Funafuti atoll. Latasi served as the 4th Prime Minister of Tuvalu from 1993 until 1996. He has served as the Speaker of the Parliament of Tuvalu from 2006 to September 2010 and again from December 2010 to March 2014. On 30 July 2013 during the attempts of the opposition to present an a no-confidence motion in the government of Willy Telavi, Kamuta Latasi refused to allow a debate on the motion. Again on 2 August 2013 Willy Tevali faced a motion of no confidence, the voting was eight for the motion, four against and one abstention and Kamuta Latasi abstained for voting on the motion.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1936

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Office holder

monarch
Elizabeth II
office
Prime Minister of Tuvalu
Speaker of the Parliament of Tuvalu
Acting Governor-General of Tuvalu
prime minister
successor
Otinielu Tausi
Bikenibeu Paeniu

Kamuta Latasi on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article3127710.ece