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Dalton and Tanya Tagelagi Musje Werror Della Shaw-Elder Raijeli Taga Annie Wilson Ronesh Dayal

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

Niue’s new Premier is Dalton Tagelagi. He won 13 votes rector of the Department of Hospital and Curative Services. In
to rival O’love Jacobsen’s seven. Tagelagi was previously other appointments, the former boss of the Vanuatu Associa-
Minister for the Environment, Natural Resources, Agriculture, tion of Sports and National Olympic Committee, Henry Tavoa,
Forestry and Fisheries and replaces Sir Toke Talagi. Meanwhile has been appointed as Director of the Department of Youth
Crossley Tatui has been named as Minister for Finance and and Sports Development.
Infrastructure, Mona Ainuu is the new minister for Natural
Resources and newcomer Sauni Tongatule is the new minister Sushil Kumar Singhal appointed India's next High Commis-
of Social Services. sioner to Papua New Guinea. He is currently the Joint Secre-
tary in the Ministry of External Affairs.
New Zealand-based Samoan lawyer, Satiu Simativa Perese,
has been sworn as Samoa's new Chief Justice, replacing the Arthur Ngirakelsong had retired after serving 28 years as
recently retired Patu Falefatu Sapolu. He has worked at the chief justice of the Palau Supreme Court. He fell ill last No-
NZ Crown Law Office and is a past President of the Pacific vember and was flown to Taiwan for treatment. After extend-
Lawyers Society and member of the NZ Human Rights Tribu- ed treatment, he returned home to further recover.
nal.
Della Shaw-Elder is the new President of the Weightlifting
Kiribati’s Parliament has elected its first female Speaker, Fiji. She is a former gold medal-winning weightlifter and the
former Opposition member Tangariki Reete. She is a former Pacific’s only IWF Female Category 1 Technical Official. Shaw-
Minister of Women, Youth and Social Affairs. Elder is also the only female executive on the Executive Board
of the Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation and has been
Musie Werror is the new Managing Director/Chief Execu- the President of Suva Weightlifting Club for several years.
tive Officer at Ok Tedi Mining, replacing Peter Graham, who
is now Chairman and Acting Managing Director at Kumul Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Governor Ralph DLG
Minerals Holdings. From Madang, Werror was formerly Deputy Torres says the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs
Chief CEO and General Manager Employee and External Rela- Secretary, Robert Hunter, will be his new senior policy advi-
tions. He first joined OTML under the Graduate Development sor. “I am here first and foremost for the governor,” Hunter
Scheme in 1988. said. He has worked in various capacities for the State for 18
years.
Cook Islands Prime Minister Henry Puna has taken over the
Police portfolio in a Cabinet reshuffle. The portfolio had been Raijeli Taga is the new Permanent Secretary for Fiji’s Min-
held by Vaine (Mac) Mokoroa, who is now Education Minister. istry of Land and Mineral Resources. Dr Taga has been Deputy
There had been tension between Mokoroa and the Police Com- Secretary at the Ministry since 2018, and is a previous Director
missioner over the later’s contract and tenure. of Investment Fiji.

In Vanuatu, the Acting Director of the Department of Hos- The National Superannuation Fund (Nasfund) in PNG has ap-
pital and Curative Services, Russel Tamata, has been named pointed Anne Wilson as Chief Officer Members Services. She
as the new Director General of the Ministry of Health. Tamata was previously Head of Superannuation Services at the Aon
takes over from Johnson Wabaiat, who is now the Acting Di- Master Trust.

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