Henry Naisali
Henry Faati Naisali, CMG, AO, OBE (7 December 1928 – 20 October 2004) was a Tuvaluan politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Tuvalu (1985-1989), Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum (1988-1992) and Pro-Chancellor of The University of the South Pacific (1985-1990). He is notable for co-founding the Tuvalu Trust Fund which lead Tuvalu to achieve greater financial autonomy.
The Honourable Henry Faati Naisali CMG AO OBE | |
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| Director of the South Pacific Bureau for Economic Co-operation; then Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum. | |
| In office January 1986 – January 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Mahe Tupouniua (Tonga) |
| Succeeded by | Ieremia Tabai (Kiribati) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 December 1928 Nukulaelae, Tuvalu |
| Died | 20 October 2004 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Spouse | Vaimaila |
| Children | 4 |
He attended the Elisefou School on Vaitupu, the Ratu Kadavulevu and Queen Victoria schools in Fiji, St. Andrews College in Christchurch, New Zealand, and studied at Canterbury University College, 1954-1956. He joined the Gilbert and Ellice Islands civil service in 1952. He participated in the negotiations in London which resulted in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony being separated into the British colonies of Kiribati and Tuvalu.