The prime minister of Niue (officially the premier of Niue prior to 3 September 2024)[a] is Niue's head of government. They are elected by the Niue Assembly, and form a Cabinet consisting of themselves and three other members of the Assembly.[1]
| Prime Minister of Niue | |
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| Type | Head of government |
| Member of | Cabinet of Niue, Assembly |
| Seat | Alofi |
| Appointer | King's Representative to Niue |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Constituting instrument | Niue Constitution Act |
| Precursor | Leader of Government Business |
| Formation | 19 October 1974 |
| First holder | Sir Robert Rex |
| Deputy | Member Assisting the Prime Minister |
Sir Robert Rex was continuously re-elected every three years from Niue's associated statehood in 1974 until his death in 1992.
List of officeholders
edit- Political parties and other affiliations
- Symbols
† Died in office
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Elected | Ref. | |||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 1 |  |
Sir Robert Rex (1909–1992) |
19 October 1974 | 12 December 1992[†] | 18 years, 54 days | Independent (1974–1987) |
1975 1978 1981 1984 |
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| Niue People's Party (1987–1992) |
1987 1990 |
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| 2 |  |
Young Vivian (born 1935) |
12 December 1992 | 9 March 1993 | 87 days | Niue People's Party | – | ||
| 3 | |
Frank Lui (1935–2021) |
9 March 1993 | 26 March 1999 | 6 years, 17 days | Independent | 1993 1996 |
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| 4 |  |
Sani Lakatani (1936–2026) |
26 March 1999 | 1 May 2002 | 3 years, 36 days | Niue People's Party | 1999 | ||
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Young Vivian (born 1935) |
1 May 2002 | 19 June 2008 | 6 years, 49 days | Niue People's Party (2002–2003) |
2002 | ||
| Independent (2003–2008) |
2005 | ||||||||
| 5 |  |
Sir Toke Talagi (1951–2020) |
19 June 2008 | 11 June 2020 | 11 years, 358 days | Independent | 2008 2011 2014 2017 |
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Dalton Tagelagi (born 1968) |
11 June 2020 | Incumbent | 6 years, 40 days | Independent | 2020 2023 2026 |
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Timeline
editThis is a graphical lifespan timeline of the prime ministers of Niue. They are listed in order of first assuming office.
The following chart lists prime ministers by lifespan (living prime ministers on the green line), with the years outside of their tenure in beige.
See also
editNotes
edit- ↑ The prime minister is still referred to as the premier in most governmental pages and entities, and retains the title as an alternate, transitional, or quasi-official name despite the recent referendum.
References
edit- ↑ Hannum, Hurst (29 March 1993). Basic Documents on Autonomy and Minority Rights. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 403. ISBN 079231977X. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ↑ "Niue Has New Premier". Pacific Islands Report. 20 June 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ↑ "Dalton Tagelagi voted in as new Premier of Niue". RNZ. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2023.