Edward Nipake Natapei Tuta Fanua'araki ( English Edward Nipake Natapei Tuta Fanua`araki ; July 17, 1954 , Futuna , New Hebrides , joint colonial possession of Great Britain and France - July 28, 2015 , Port Vila , Vanuatu ) - statesman of Vanuatu , Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2001-2004, 2008-2010 and 2011) [1] .
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| Predecessor | Sato Kilman | ||||||
| Successor | Sato Kilman | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Serge Vohor , acting | ||||||
| Successor | Sato Kilman | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Ham lini | ||||||
| Successor | Serge Vohor , acting | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Barack Sope | ||||||
| Successor | Serge Vohor | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Alfred Carlo | ||||||
| Successor | Sato Kilman | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Donald Kalpokas | ||||||
| Successor | Serge Vohor | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Jean-Marie Leieux Lenelgau | ||||||
| Successor | John Bennett Beni | ||||||
| Birth | July 17, 1954 Futuna , New Hebrides , joint colonial possession of Great Britain and France | ||||||
| Death | July 28, 2015 (61 years old) Port Vila , Vanuatu | ||||||
| The consignment | Wanuaku Party | ||||||
Biography
He was first elected to parliament in 1983. In 1991, he occupied the Minister of Foreign Affairs for a short time, and in 1996 he was elected speaker of the parliament. While in office, he served as President of Vanuatu in March 1999.
He was president of the Wanuaku party, a socialist party supported mainly by English-speaking citizens .
From 2001 to 2004 - Prime Minister.
In 2005, he served as Minister for Infrastructure and Utilities. In 2007, he was appointed Minister of Public Utilities and Deputy Prime Minister of Vanuatu.
In September 2008, he again became Prime Minister of Vanuatu. Just a few days after his appointment, the opposition attempted to express a vote of no confidence in the government, repeating it two months later. But both times the ruling cabinet resisted. In November 2009, in order to maintain his position, he had to carry out large-scale changes in the government, including representatives of the parliamentary opposition. However, he was soon removed from his post because he could not justify the reason that he missed parliamentary meetings three times. On December 5 of the same year, the Chief Justice of Vanuatu] ruled that the speaker’s decision on the removal of the Prime Minister of November 27, 2009 was unconstitutional and had no legal force; on December 10, the parliament officially confirmed Natapei’s authority. However, a year later, in December 2010, the deputies nevertheless expressed a vote of no confidence in him and removed him from the post of head of government.
Six months later, on June 16, 2011, the head judge of Vanuatu again ruled that Natapeya’s resignation was unconstitutional, indicating that Parliament Speaker Maxim Carlos Corman was appointed his successor in violation of Article 41 of the Constitution and the politician was reinstated as interim prime minister. Natapei immediately announced that he would not stand for the post of head of the cabinet. While in this position, he managed to declare recognition of the independence of Abkhazia.
During the premiership, Sato Kilman (2011-2013) led the opposition. After his resignation, he was appointed as the new head of government by Moan Kalosil to the position of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. Already in the early days of being in this position, he began to implement a plan to counter the sale of diplomatic passports, which was practiced by previous governments. He left the cabinet after a vote of no confidence in mid-May 2014.