Natano Ministry

{{Infobox government cabinet

| cabinet_name = Natano Ministry

| cabinet_number = 15th

| jurisdiction = Tuvalu

| flag = Flag of Tuvalu.svg

| incumbent =

| image =

| date_formed = 20 September 2019

| date_dissolved =

| government_head = Kausea Natano

| deputy_government_head = Minute Alapati Taupo (20 September 2019 – 23 May 2022); Kitiona Tausi (from July 2022 to February 2024)

| state_head = Queen Elizabeth II (20 September 2019 – 8 September 2022)
King Charles III (8 September 2022 – present) (represented by the Rev. Sir Tofiga Vaevalu Falani)

| current_number =

| political_party = Independent

| legislature_status =

| opposition_leader = None

| election = 2019 Tuvaluan general election

| legislature_term =

| budget =

| previous = Sopoaga Ministry

| successor =Teo Ministry

}}

The Natano Ministry was the 15th ministry of the Government of Tuvalu, led by Prime Minister Kausea Natano. It succeeded the Sopoaga Ministry upon its swearing in by the acting Governor-General, Mrs. Teniku Talesi Honolulu, on 18 September 2019.{{cite web|first=|last= | work=PINA|title= New Tuvalu PM will not attend UN Climate Summit in New York|date=18 September 2019|url=http://www.pina.com.fj/?p=pacnews&m=read&o=20402131495d82df3e7f441dd4fdcb|accessdate=4 October 2019}}{{cite web|last= Pareti |first= Samisoni |work=Islands Business |title= Natano gets PM nomination |date= 16 September 2019 |url= https://www.islandsbusiness.com/breaking-news/item/2576-natano-gets-pm-nomination.html|access-date=5 January 2021 }}

Natano served as a Minister for Public Utilities and Industries in the Ielemia Ministry (2006-2010); and he was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Communications, Transport and Public Utilities in the Telavi Ministry (2010–2013).

Cabinet

Mrs. Teniku Talesi Honolulu, the acting Governor-General of Tuvalu convened the Parliament of Tuvalu to meet on 19 September 2019, at which Kausea Natano was elected as Prime Minister of Tuvalu.{{cite web|last= Pareti |first= Samisoni |work=Islands Business |title= Natano gets PM nomination |date= 16 September 2019 |url= https://www.islandsbusiness.com/breaking-news/item/2576-natano-gets-pm-nomination.html|access-date=5 January 2021 }} Natano appointed the members of the Cabinet,{{cite web|title= New Tuvalu Government suspends Chief Justice|work=Pacific Islands News Association (PINA)|date=23 September 2019|url=http://www.pina.com.fj/index.php?p=pacnews&m=read&o=18407689685d885d34b989f15f2d8c|accessdate=16 October 2019}}{{cite web|first=Samisoni |last=Pareti | work=Island Business|title= Tuvalu's new PM is Kausea Natano |date=19 September 2019|url=https://www.islandsbusiness.com/breaking-news/item/2578-tuvalu-s-new-prime-minister-is-kausea-natano.html|accessdate=12 November 2019}} which met for the first time on 20 September 2019.{{cite web| work=Radio New Zealand |title= Climate advocacy, Taiwan to remain priorities for new Tuvalu government |date=23 September 2019|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/399377/climate-advocacy-taiwan-to-remain-priorities-for-new-tuvalu-government|accessdate=23 September 2019}}

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! Portfolio

! Minister

! Constituency

! Notes

Prime Minister

| Kausea Natano

| Funafuti

rowspan=2| Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Fisheries & Trade

| Minute Alapati Taupo

| Nanumaga

| Died 23 May 2022.{{cite web| work=Radio New Zealand |title= Tuvalu mourns Deputy Prime Minister|date=25 May 2022 |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/467789/tuvalu-mourns-deputy-prime-minister|accessdate=15 February 2024}}

Kitiona Tausi

| Nanumaga

|Elected in the by-election held on 15 July 2022 and then appointed to the cabinet.{{cite web|first=Pita |last=Ligaiula |title= Chair of the Tuvalu Broadcasting Corporation wins Nanumaga by-election|work=Pacific News Service/Radio Tuvalu|date=16 July 2022|url= https://pina.com.fj/2022/07/16/chair-of-the-tuvalu-broadcasting-corporation-wins-nanumaga-by-election/?doing_wp_cron=1675845259.9451420307159423828125|accessdate=8 Feb 2023}}{{cite web|title= Tuvalu - Heads of Government Listing| publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia|date =2022 |url= https://www.info.dfat.gov.au/info/hog/hog.nsf/listspecific?openform&expandview&restricttocategory=tuvalu| access-date= 9 February 2021}}

rowspan=2|Minister for Justice, Communication & Foreign Affairs

|Simon Kofe{{cite web|first=|last= |title= New Foreign Minister Simon Kofe says Tuvalu committed to Taiwan|work=Australian broadcasting Corporation |date=25 September 2019|url=https://www.abc.net.au/radio-australia/programs/pacificmornings/tuvalus-new-foreign-minister-simon-kofe/11545472|accessdate=4 October 2019}}

| Funafuti

| Kofe resigned in July 2023 to focus on the parliamentary work to amend the Constitution.{{cite web| last = Wright | first = Stephen |title= Pacific climate campaigner resigns as Tuvalu foreign minister|publisher= Benar News |page=|date = 30 July 2023 |url= https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/pacific/tuvalu-climate-change-spokesman-simon-kofe-resigns-07302023232405.html | accessdate=27 November 2023}}

Panapasi Nelesoni

| Nukufetau

| Appointed in August 2023.{{cite news| url= https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/494839/pacific-news-in-brief-for-july-31| title= Pacific news in brief: Tuvalu - minister resigns |work=Radio New Zealand |date= 31 July 2023|access-date=29 January 2024}}{{cite news| url= https://www.mfat.govt.nz/assets/OIA/OIA-2023/OIA-28816-Pacific-Islands-Forum-and-Partners-in-the-Blue-Pacific-7-November-2023.pdf| title= MFAT Document Schedule Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers' Meeting |work= Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade of New Zealand |date= 14 September 2023 |access-date=29 January 2024}}

Minister for Education, Youth & Sports

| Timi Melei

| Nanumea

Minister for Public Utilities & Environment

| Ampelosa Manoa Tehulu

| Nanumea

Minister of Finance

| Seve Paeniu{{cite web|first=|last= | work= Asian Development Bank |title= Directory: Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank|date= 2019|url=https://www.adb.org/about/governors|accessdate=10 November 2019}}{{cite web|first=|last= | work= International Monetary Fund - Governor's Statement No. 19 |title= Statement by the Hon. Seve Paeniu, Governor of the Bank and the Fund for Tuvalu|date=18 October 2019|url=https://www.worldbank.org/content/dam/meetings/external/annualmeeting/GS1919-Tuvalu--E-FINAL.pdf|accessdate=10 November 2019}}

| Nukulaelae

Minister for Health, Social Welfare & Gender

|Isaia Taape

| Vaitupu

rowspan=2|Minister for Home Affairs & Agriculture

| Katepu Laoi

| Niutao

| Died in April 2022.{{cite news| url=https://m.facebook.com/tuvaluministryofhealth/posts/534834771548918/ | title=Tuvalu Department of Health|work=FB |date= April 2022 |access-date=29 January 2024}}

Sa'aga Talu Teafa{{cite news| url= https://www.roc-taiwan.org/aubne_en/post/6022.html| title=MOFA welcomes Tuvalu Prime Minister Kausea Natano and Madam Selepa Kausea Natano on their state visit to Taiwan from September 3-9 |work= Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan) |date= 5 September 2022 |access-date=29 January 2024}}

|Niutao

|Won the Niutao by-election on 6 June 2022 following the death of Katepu Laoi.{{cite web |title=Niutao By-Election Result |url=https://www.facebook.com/100050990597130/videos/5509475249139340/ |publisher=Tuvalu.TV |access-date=30 January 2024 |date=6 June 2022}}

Minister for Transport, Energy & Tourism

| Nielu Meisake

|Vaitupu

References

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Category:Politics of Tuvalu

Category:2019 establishments in Oceania

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Category:2020s in Tuvalu

Category:Ministries of Elizabeth II

Category:Ministries of Charles III

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Category:2024 disestablishments in Oceania