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The <a href="/wiki/Constitutional_convention_(political_custom)" class="mw-redirect" title="Constitutional convention (political custom)">constitutional convention</a> is that the governor-general represents the monarch <a href="/wiki/Advice_(constitutional)" class="mw-redirect" title="Advice (constitutional)">and acts on the advice of the prime minister</a>. </p><p>The office of the governor-general was created on 1 October 1978, when Tuvalu gained independence from the United Kingdom as a sovereign state and an independent constitutional monarchy. Since then, ten individuals have served as governor-general. The incumbent, since 28 September 2021, is <a href="/wiki/Sir_Tofiga_Vaevalu_Falani" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Tofiga Vaevalu Falani">Sir Tofiga Vaevalu Falani</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Constitutional_status_and_appointment">Constitutional status and appointment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor-General_of_Tuvalu&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Constitutional status and appointment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The monarchy of Tuvalu exists in a framework of a <a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_system" title="Parliamentary system">parliamentary</a> <a href="/wiki/Representative_democracy" title="Representative democracy">representative democracy</a>. As a constitutional monarch, the King acts entirely on the advice of his government ministers in Tuvalu.<sup id="cite_ref-E_II_role_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-E_II_role-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The monarch is recognised in section 50 of the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Tuvalu" title="Constitution of Tuvalu">Constitution of Tuvalu</a>, as a symbol of the unity and identity of Tuvalu. The powers and functions of the head of state are set out in Part IV of the Constitution.<sup id="cite_ref-CofT23_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CofT23-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As set out in section 55 of the Constitution, the King's representative in Tuvalu is the governor-general, who must be at least 50 years of age and be qualified to be elected as a member of parliament. The governor-general is appointed by the monarch for a four-year term. The appointment is made upon the advice of the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Tuvalu" title="Prime Minister of Tuvalu">Tuvaluan prime minister</a>, "after the Prime Minister has, in confidence, consulted the members of Parliament".<sup id="cite_ref-s56_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-s56-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Taafaki_1996_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Taafaki_1996-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Section 59(1) of the Constitution requires the governor-general to perform the monarch's functions when the sovereign is outside Tuvalu or otherwise incapacitated.<sup id="cite_ref-CofT23_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CofT23-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vacancies_and_removal">Vacancies and removal</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor-General_of_Tuvalu&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Vacancies and removal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The governor-general may be removed from office by the King upon the advice of the prime minister, after consultation with parliament. 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2017</div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:210px;max-width:210px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:138px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Judith_Cefkin_and_Iakoba_Italeli_May_2015.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Judith_Cefkin_and_Iakoba_Italeli_May_2015.jpg/208px-Judith_Cefkin_and_Iakoba_Italeli_May_2015.jpg" decoding="async" width="208" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Judith_Cefkin_and_Iakoba_Italeli_May_2015.jpg/312px-Judith_Cefkin_and_Iakoba_Italeli_May_2015.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Judith_Cefkin_and_Iakoba_Italeli_May_2015.jpg/416px-Judith_Cefkin_and_Iakoba_Italeli_May_2015.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="667" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">US ambassador to Tuvalu <a href="/wiki/Judith_Beth_Cefkin" title="Judith Beth Cefkin">Judith Cefkin</a> with Governor-General Sir <a href="/wiki/Iakoba_Italeli" title="Iakoba Italeli">Iakoba Italeli</a> after presenting her <a href="/wiki/Letters_of_credence" class="mw-redirect" title="Letters of credence">letters of credence</a>, 2015</div></div></div></div></div> <p>The governor-general has constitutional responsibilities and <a href="/wiki/Reserve_power" title="Reserve power">reserve powers</a> in relation to the ordering the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Tuvalu" title="Parliament of Tuvalu">Parliament of Tuvalu</a> to convene and the appointment and dismissal of the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Tuvalu" title="Prime Minister of Tuvalu">prime minister</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CofT23_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CofT23-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Exercise_of_reserve_powers">Exercise of reserve powers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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Governor-General, Sir <a href="/wiki/Iakoba_Italeli" title="Iakoba Italeli">Iakoba Italeli</a> was called on to exercise the reserve powers when Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Willy_Telavi" title="Willy Telavi">Willy Telavi</a> refused to recall parliament after the <a href="/wiki/2013_Nukufetau_by-election" title="2013 Nukufetau by-election">2013 Nukufetau by-election</a>. A <a href="/wiki/Tuvaluan_constitutional_crisis" title="Tuvaluan constitutional crisis">constitutional crisis</a> developed when Prime Minister Telavi responded that, under the Constitution, he was only required to convene parliament once a year, and was thus under no obligation to summon it until December 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-RNZI_2013-07-02_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RNZI_2013-07-02-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tuvalu's opposition then requested the governor-general to intervene against the prime minister's decision.<sup id="cite_ref-RA_2013-07-02_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RA_2013-07-02-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 3 July, Italeli exercised his reserve powers in ordering parliament to convene, against the prime minister's wishes, on 30 July.<sup id="cite_ref-IB_2013-07-03_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IB_2013-07-03-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When the Parliament met on 30 July, the Speaker (Sir <a href="/wiki/Kamuta_Latasi" title="Kamuta Latasi">Kamuta Latasi</a>) refused to allow a debate on a <a href="/wiki/Motion_of_no_confidence" title="Motion of no confidence">motion of no confidence</a> in the government of Willy Telavi. After <a href="/wiki/Tuvaluan_constitutional_crisis" title="Tuvaluan constitutional crisis">further political maneuvers</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-IB_2013-08-05_bombshells_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IB_2013-08-05_bombshells-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Italeli then proceeded to exercise his <a href="/wiki/Reserve_powers" class="mw-redirect" title="Reserve powers">reserve powers</a> to order Telavi to stand down as prime minister and appointed <a href="/wiki/Enele_Sopoaga" title="Enele Sopoaga">Enele Sopoaga</a> as interim prime minister.<sup id="cite_ref-SMH_2013-08-02_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SMH_2013-08-02-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The governor-general also ordered that parliament sit on Friday 2 August to allow a vote of no-confidence in Telavi and his government.<sup id="cite_ref-RA010813_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RA010813-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Telavi then proceeded to write to <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a>, Queen of Tuvalu, informing her that he was dismissing Italeli from his position as governor-general.<sup id="cite_ref-SMH_2013-08-02_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SMH_2013-08-02-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Queen made no reaction at all, thus leaving Sir Iakoba secure in his post.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The constitutional crisis was resolved by a motion of no confidence in the government of Willy Tevali, which was held on 2 August 2013: the voting was eight for the motion, four against and one abstention.<sup id="cite_ref-RA_2013-08-04_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RA_2013-08-04-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 4 August the parliament elected <a href="/wiki/Enele_Sopoaga" title="Enele Sopoaga">Enele Sopoaga</a> as prime minister.<sup id="cite_ref-RA_2013-08-04_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RA_2013-08-04-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RA_2013-08-05_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RA_2013-08-05-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-IB_2013-08-05_Sopoaga_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IB_2013-08-05_Sopoaga-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Symbols_and_privileges">Symbols and privileges</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor-General_of_Tuvalu&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Symbols and privileges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Governor-General_of_Tuvalu.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Flag_of_the_Governor-General_of_Tuvalu.svg/220px-Flag_of_the_Governor-General_of_Tuvalu.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Flag_of_the_Governor-General_of_Tuvalu.svg/330px-Flag_of_the_Governor-General_of_Tuvalu.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Flag_of_the_Governor-General_of_Tuvalu.svg/440px-Flag_of_the_Governor-General_of_Tuvalu.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>Flag of the governor-general of Tuvalu</figcaption></figure> <p>The governor-general uses a personal flag, which features a <a href="/wiki/Lions_passant" class="mw-redirect" title="Lions passant">lion passant</a> atop a <a href="/wiki/St._Edward%27s_Crown" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Edward's Crown">St. Edward's</a> <a href="/wiki/Crown_(heraldry)#Commonwealth_usage" title="Crown (heraldry)">royal crown</a> with "Tuvalu" written across a scroll underneath, all on a blue background. It is flown on buildings and other locations in Tuvalu to mark the governor-general's presence. </p><p>All governors-general have been awarded the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" title="Order of St Michael and St George">Order of St Michael and St George</a>. <a href="/wiki/Faimalaga_Luka" title="Faimalaga Luka">Faimalaga Luka</a> had thus far been the only governor-general to decline a knighthood. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Residence">Residence</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor-General_of_Tuvalu&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Residence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Government House in Funafuti is the official residence of the governor-general of Tuvalu. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_governors-general">List of governors-general</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor-General_of_Tuvalu&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: List of governors-general"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following is a list of people who have served as Governor-General of Tuvalu since independence in 1978.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A total of ten people have held the position on a permanent basis, while an additional three people have held it on an interim basis due to a vacancy. <a href="/wiki/Teniku_Talesi" title="Teniku Talesi">Teniku Talesi</a> was the first woman to be appointed to the role (albeit for an interim period),<sup id="cite_ref-UN_2020_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UN_2020-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-I2020-10_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-I2020-10-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CQ_2021_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CQ_2021-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> holding office from the resignation of <a href="/wiki/Iakoba_Italeli" title="Iakoba Italeli">Iakoba Italeli</a> in August 2019,<sup id="cite_ref-Taiwan_Tuvalu_2009_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Taiwan_Tuvalu_2009-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> until being replaced by <a href="/wiki/Samuelu_Teo" title="Samuelu Teo">Samuelu Teo</a> (then also serving as Speaker of Parliament) in January 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-Tuvalu_Paradise_2021-1_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tuvalu_Paradise_2021-1-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#E6E6AA; color:black;"> </span> Denotes Acting Governors-General</div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th rowspan="2">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2">Name<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Birth–Death)</span> </th> <th colspan="3">Term of office </th> <th rowspan="2">Monarch<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Reign)</span> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Time in office </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Insigne_Tuvalum.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Insigne_Tuvalum.svg/100px-Insigne_Tuvalum.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Insigne_Tuvalum.svg/151px-Insigne_Tuvalum.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Insigne_Tuvalum.svg/200px-Insigne_Tuvalum.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="380" /></a></span> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Fiatau_Penitala_Teo" title="Fiatau Penitala Teo">Fiatau Penitala Teo</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1911–1998)</span> </td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;">1 October</span><br />1978 </td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;">1 March</span><br />1986 </td> <td>7 years, 151 days </td> <td rowspan="12" style="background:#eaecf0; border-style: solid solid none solid ;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Her_Majesty_The_Queen_(1959).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Her_Majesty_The_Queen_%281959%29.jpg/70px-Her_Majesty_The_Queen_%281959%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Her_Majesty_The_Queen_%281959%29.jpg/105px-Her_Majesty_The_Queen_%281959%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Her_Majesty_The_Queen_%281959%29.jpg/140px-Her_Majesty_The_Queen_%281959%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="515" data-file-height="607" /></a></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1978–2022)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Insigne_Tuvalum.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Insigne_Tuvalum.svg/100px-Insigne_Tuvalum.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Insigne_Tuvalum.svg/151px-Insigne_Tuvalum.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Insigne_Tuvalum.svg/200px-Insigne_Tuvalum.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="380" /></a></span> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Tupua_Leupena" title="Tupua Leupena">Tupua Leupena</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1922–1996)</span> </td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;">1 March</span><br />1986 </td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;">1 October</span><br />1990 </td> <td>4 years, 214 days </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Insigne_Tuvalum.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Insigne_Tuvalum.svg/100px-Insigne_Tuvalum.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Insigne_Tuvalum.svg/151px-Insigne_Tuvalum.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Insigne_Tuvalum.svg/200px-Insigne_Tuvalum.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="380" /></a></span> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Toaripi_Lauti" title="Toaripi Lauti">Toaripi Lauti</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1928–2014)</span> </td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;">1 October</span><br />1990 </td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;">1 December</span><br />1993 </td> <td>3 years, 61 days </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Insigne_Tuvalum.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Insigne_Tuvalum.svg/100px-Insigne_Tuvalum.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Insigne_Tuvalum.svg/151px-Insigne_Tuvalum.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Insigne_Tuvalum.svg/200px-Insigne_Tuvalum.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="380" /></a></span> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Tomu_Sione" title="Tomu Sione">Tomu Sione</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1941–2016)</span> </td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;">1 December</span><br />1993 </td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;">21 June</span><br />1994 </td> <td>202 days </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Insigne_Tuvalum.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Insigne_Tuvalum.svg/100px-Insigne_Tuvalum.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Insigne_Tuvalum.svg/151px-Insigne_Tuvalum.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Insigne_Tuvalum.svg/200px-Insigne_Tuvalum.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="380" /></a></span> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Tulaga_Manuella" title="Tulaga Manuella">Tulaga Manuella</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1936)</span> </td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;">21 June</span><br />1994 </td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;">26 June</span><br />1998 </td> <td>4 years, 5 days </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Insigne_Tuvalum.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Insigne_Tuvalum.svg/100px-Insigne_Tuvalum.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Insigne_Tuvalum.svg/151px-Insigne_Tuvalum.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Insigne_Tuvalum.svg/200px-Insigne_Tuvalum.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="380" /></a></span> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Tomasi_Puapua" title="Tomasi Puapua">Tomasi Puapua</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1938)</span> </td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;">26 June</span><br />1998 </td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;">9 September</span><br />2003 </td> <td>5 years, 75 days </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Faimalaga_Luka_2003.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Faimalaga_Luka_2003.jpg/100px-Faimalaga_Luka_2003.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Faimalaga_Luka_2003.jpg/150px-Faimalaga_Luka_2003.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Faimalaga_Luka_2003.jpg/200px-Faimalaga_Luka_2003.jpg 2x" data-file-width="220" data-file-height="293" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Faimalaga_Luka" title="Faimalaga Luka">Faimalaga Luka</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1940–2005)</span> </td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;">9 September</span><br />2003 </td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;">15 April</span><br />2005 </td> <td>1 year, 218 days </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Filoimea_Telito_2006.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Filoimea_Telito_2006.jpg/100px-Filoimea_Telito_2006.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Filoimea_Telito_2006.jpg/150px-Filoimea_Telito_2006.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Filoimea_Telito_2006.jpg/199px-Filoimea_Telito_2006.jpg 2x" data-file-width="284" data-file-height="379" /></a></span> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Filoimea_Telito" title="Filoimea Telito">Filoimea Telito</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1945–2011)</span> </td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;">15 April</span><br />2005 </td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;">19 March</span><br />2010 </td> <td>4 years, 338 days </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6aa;"> <td>– </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rt_Hon_Sir_Kamuta_Latasi_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Rt_Hon_Sir_Kamuta_Latasi_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Rt_Hon_Sir_Kamuta_Latasi_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Rt_Hon_Sir_Kamuta_Latasi_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Rt_Hon_Sir_Kamuta_Latasi_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Rt_Hon_Sir_Kamuta_Latasi_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Rt_Hon_Sir_Kamuta_Latasi_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1371" data-file-height="1699" /></a></span> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Kamuta_Latasi" title="Kamuta Latasi">Kamuta Latasi</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1936)<br />Acting Governor-General</span> </td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;">19 March</span><br />2010 </td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;">16 April</span><br />2010 </td> <td>28 days </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Iakoba_Italeli_May_2015.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Iakoba_Italeli_May_2015.jpg/100px-Iakoba_Italeli_May_2015.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Iakoba_Italeli_May_2015.jpg/150px-Iakoba_Italeli_May_2015.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Iakoba_Italeli_May_2015.jpg/200px-Iakoba_Italeli_May_2015.jpg 2x" data-file-width="203" data-file-height="294" /></a></span> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Iakoba_Italeli" title="Iakoba Italeli">Iakoba Italeli</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(b. ?)</span> </td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;">16 April</span><br />2010 </td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;">22 August</span><br />2019 </td> <td>9 years, 128 days </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6aa;"> <td>– </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Teniku_Talesi.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Teniku_Talesi.jpg/100px-Teniku_Talesi.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Teniku_Talesi.jpg/150px-Teniku_Talesi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Teniku_Talesi.jpg/199px-Teniku_Talesi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="234" data-file-height="312" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Teniku_Talesi" title="Teniku Talesi">Teniku Talesi</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(b. ?)<br />Acting Governor-General</span> </td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;">22 August</span><br />2019 </td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;">January</span><br />2021<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </td> <td>1 year, 4 months </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6aa;"> <td>– </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Tuvalu_MP_Samuelu_Penitala_Teo_speaking_at_the_144th_IPU_Assembly_on_March_2022_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Tuvalu_MP_Samuelu_Penitala_Teo_speaking_at_the_144th_IPU_Assembly_on_March_2022_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Tuvalu_MP_Samuelu_Penitala_Teo_speaking_at_the_144th_IPU_Assembly_on_March_2022_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Tuvalu_MP_Samuelu_Penitala_Teo_speaking_at_the_144th_IPU_Assembly_on_March_2022_%28cropped%29.jpg/151px-Tuvalu_MP_Samuelu_Penitala_Teo_speaking_at_the_144th_IPU_Assembly_on_March_2022_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Tuvalu_MP_Samuelu_Penitala_Teo_speaking_at_the_144th_IPU_Assembly_on_March_2022_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Tuvalu_MP_Samuelu_Penitala_Teo_speaking_at_the_144th_IPU_Assembly_on_March_2022_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="485" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Samuelu_Teo" title="Samuelu Teo">Samuelu Teo</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(b. ?)<br />Acting Governor-General</span> </td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;">January</span><br />2021<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;">28 September</span><br />2021 </td> <td>8 months </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">10 </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tofiga_Vaevalu_Falani_2021.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Tofiga_Vaevalu_Falani_2021.jpg/100px-Tofiga_Vaevalu_Falani_2021.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Tofiga_Vaevalu_Falani_2021.jpg/150px-Tofiga_Vaevalu_Falani_2021.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Tofiga_Vaevalu_Falani_2021.jpg/199px-Tofiga_Vaevalu_Falani_2021.jpg 2x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="427" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2">Sir <a href="/wiki/Tofiga_Vaevalu_Falani" title="Tofiga Vaevalu Falani">Tofiga Vaevalu Falani</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(b. ?)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span style="font-size:85%;">28 September</span><br />2021 </td> <td rowspan="2">Incumbent </td> <td rowspan="2">3 years, 63 days </td> <td style="background:#eaecf0 ; border-style: none solid solid solid ;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1" style="background:#eaecf0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:King_Charles_III_(July_2023).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/King_Charles_III_%28July_2023%29.jpg/70px-King_Charles_III_%28July_2023%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/King_Charles_III_%28July_2023%29.jpg/105px-King_Charles_III_%28July_2023%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/King_Charles_III_%28July_2023%29.jpg/140px-King_Charles_III_%28July_2023%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="727" data-file-height="1025" /></a></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles 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