Feleti Teo
Feleti Penitala Teo OBE MP (born 9 October 1962) is a Tuvaluan politician and lawyer who is currently serving as the 14th Prime Minister of Tuvalu. He was elected to the Parliament of Tuvalu in the 2024 Tuvaluan general election, with his previous role being the executive director of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC).
The Right Honourable Feleti Teo OBE MP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teo in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14th Prime Minister of Tuvalu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 26 February 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monarch | Charles III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Governor General | Sir Tofiga Vaevalu Falani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Panapasi Nelesoni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Kausea Natano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of Parliament | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 26 January 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Samuelu Teo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Niutao | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Feleti Penitala Teo 9 October 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Independent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Tausaga Teo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Canterbury Australian National University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Profession | Lawyer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teo was appointed as prime minister on 26 February 2024, after he was elected unopposed by the parliament.
He is the son of Sir Fiatau Penitala Teo who was appointed as the first Governor General of Tuvalu (1978–1986) following independence from the United Kingdom.
He has held a number of senior executive positions in multi-national organisations in the Oceania region. In 2008, he served as the acting Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum. Teo has also served as the Director General of the Forum Fishery Agency (2000–2006). In December 2014 at the 11th regular session of the WCPFC in Apia, Samoa, he was appointed the executive director of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), and he continued in that role until December 2022.