Telavi Ministry
{{Short description|13th ministry of the Government of Tuvalu}}
{{Infobox government cabinet
| cabinet_name = Telavi Ministry
| cabinet_number = 13th
| jurisdiction = Tuvalu
| flag = Flag of Tuvalu.svg
| incumbent =
| image = Willy Telavi.jpg
| date_formed = 24 December 2010
| date_dissolved = 2 August 2013
| government_head = Willy Telavi
| deputy_government_head = Kausea Natano
| state_head = Queen Elizabeth II (represented by Sir Iakoba Italeli)
| current_number =
| political_party = Independent
| legislature_status =
| opposition_leader = Enele Sopoaga
| election = 2010
| legislature_term =
| budget =
| previous = Second Toafa Ministry
| successor = Sopoaga Ministry
}}
The Telavi Ministry was the 13th ministry of the Government of Tuvalu, led by Prime Minister Willy Telavi. It succeeded the Second Toafa Ministry upon its swearing in by Governor-General Iakoba Italeli on 24 December 2010 after a vote of no confidence in former Prime Minister Maatia Toafa.{{cite web| last = | first = | work= Willie Telavi the new prime minister in Tuvalu|title=Radio New Zealand |date =24 December 2010|url= http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=57873| accessdate=19 January 2014}}{{cite web| last = | first = | work= Palamene o Tuvalu (Parliament of Tuvalu)|title=Inter-Parliamentary Union|date =December 2010|url= http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2327_E.htm| accessdate=19 January 2014}} Following Telavi's removal as prime minister, his ministry was subsequently brought down by the opposition's vote of no confidence and was succeeded by the Sopoaga Ministry, led by Enele Sopoaga, on 5 August 2013.[http://www.islandsbusiness.com/news/tuvalu/2209/enele-sopoaga-sworn-in-today-as-tuvalus-new-pm/ "ENELE SOPOAGA SWORN-IN TODAY AS TUVALU’S NEW PM"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054326/http://www.islandsbusiness.com/news/tuvalu/2209/enele-sopoaga-sworn-in-today-as-tuvalus-new-pm/ |date=2013-09-21 }}, Islands Business, 5 August 2013
Cabinet
| class="wikitable" | |
| Officeholder | Office(s) |
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| Willy Telavi MP
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| Kausea Natano MP
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| Dr. Falesa Pitoi MP
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| Apisai Ielemia MP
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| Lotoala Metia MP
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| Taom Tanukale MP
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| Isaia Italeli MP
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| Pelenike Isaia MP
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Changes to the Ministry
=2011 changes=
Isaia Italeli, Minister for Works and Natural Resources, died suddenly on 19 July 2011, while attending a regional meeting in Apia, Samoa.{{cite web |url=http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=61940 |title=Samoa police rule out foul play in death of Tuvalu minister |date=21 July 2011 |work=Radio New Zealand International |accessdate=22 September 2011}} In August, his widow, Pelenike Isaia, was elected to his seat in Parliament in a by-election in the constituency of Nui, thereby saving the government's parliamentary majority. She was subsequently appointed to Cabinet as Minister for Home Affairs. She is the second woman in Parliament, and in Cabinet, in Tuvalu's history.[http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/pays-zones-geo/tuvalu/presentation-20483/article/composition-du-gouvernement-3119 "Composition du gouvernement des îles Tuvalu"], French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, 23 September 2011 Prime Minister Telavi took on the role of Minister for Works and Natural Resources.
=2012 changes=
On 21 December 2012, Finance Minister Lotoala Metia died in turn, in hospital, of unspecified causes.[http://www.islandsbusiness.com/news/index_dynamic/containerNameToReplace=MiddleMiddle/focusModuleID=130/focusContentID=30773/tableName=mediaRelease/overideSkinName=newsArticle-full.tpl "Tuvalu Minister dies in Suva"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130105045448/http://www.islandsbusiness.com/news/index_dynamic/containerNameToReplace%3DMiddleMiddle/focusModuleID%3D130/focusContentID%3D30773/tableName%3DmediaRelease/overideSkinName%3DnewsArticle-full.tpl |date=2013-01-05 }}, Islands Business, 24 December 2012 As a by-election was not called until June 2013, he was not replaced.[http://www.islandsbusiness.com/news/index_dynamic/containerNameToReplace=MiddleMiddle/focusModuleID=130/focusContentID=30854/tableName=mediaRelease/overideSkinName=newsArticle-full.tpl "Political future of Tuvalu’s PM awaits decision of by-election in Nukufetau"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208153341/http://islandsbusiness.com/news/index_dynamic/containerNameToReplace%3DMiddleMiddle/focusModuleID%3D130/focusContentID%3D30854/tableName%3DmediaRelease/overideSkinName%3DnewsArticle-full.tpl |date=2013-02-08 }}, Islands Business, 10 January 2013
=2013 changes=
Health Minister Taom Tanukale resigned unexpectedly from government on 30 July, when parliament was reconvened by the governor-general.{{cite web | last =Matau | first =Robert | work =Tuvalu govt bombshells | title =Island Business | date =30 July 2013 | url =http://www.islandsbusiness.com/news/tuvalu/2146/tuvalu-govt-bombshells/ | accessdate =19 January 2014 | url-status =dead | archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20140429162109/http://www.islandsbusiness.com/news/tuvalu/2146/tuvalu-govt-bombshells/ | archivedate =29 April 2014 }} Telavi's ministry was subsequently voted out of office three days later thus he was not replaced.{{cite web| last = | first = | work= Tuvalu opposition votes out government|title=Radio New Zealand |date =3 August 2013|url= http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/219515/tuvalu-opposition-votes-out-government| accessdate=19 January 2014}}
References
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