Edward Natapei
Edward Nipake Natapei Tuta Fanua`araki (17 July 1954 – 28 July 2015) was a Vanuatuan politician. He was the prime minister of Vanuatu on two occasions, and was previously the minister of Foreign Affairs briefly in 1991, the acting president of Vanuatu from 2 March 1999 to 24 March 1999 (during a time in which he was the speaker of Parliament) and the deputy prime minister. He was the president of the Vanua'aku Pati, a socialist, Anglophone political party.
Edward Natapei | |
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| Prime Minister of Vanuatu | |
| In office 16 June 2011 – 26 June 2011 Acting | |
| President | Iolu Abil |
| Preceded by | Sato Kilman |
| Succeeded by | Sato Kilman |
| In office 22 September 2008 – 2 December 2010 | |
| President | Kalkot Mataskelekele Maxime Carlot Korman (Acting) Iolu Abil |
| Preceded by | Ham Lini |
| Succeeded by | Sato Kilman |
| In office 13 April 2001 – 29 July 2004 | |
| President | John Bani Roger Abiut (Acting) Alfred Maseng Roger Abiut (Acting) |
| Preceded by | Barak Sopé |
| Succeeded by | Serge Vohor |
| Acting President of Vanuatu | |
| In office 2 March 1999 – 24 March 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Donald Kalpokas |
| Preceded by | Jean Marie Leye Lenelgau |
| Succeeded by | John Bani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 July 1954 Futuna Island, Tafea Province, New Hebrides (now Vanuatu) |
| Died | 28 July 2015 (aged 61) Port Vila, Vanuatu |
| Political party | Vanua'aku Pati |
| Spouse | Leipaki Natapei |
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