Dalton Tagelagi

Dalton Tagelagi (born 5 June 1968) is a Niuean politician and Premier of Niue since June 2020. He was elected premier by the Niue Legislative Assembly on 11 June 2020, defeating O'Love Jacobsen by 13 votes to 7.[1]

The Honourable

Dalton Tagelagi
Premier of Niue
Assumed office
11 June 2020
Governor-GeneralPatsy Reddy
Preceded byToke Talagi
Minister for Natural Resources
In office
May 2017 – June 2020
PremierToke Talagi
Preceded byBilly Talagi
Member of the Niue Assembly from Alofi South
Assumed office
May 2008
Personal details
Born (1968-06-05) 5 June 1968
Alofi, Niue
Political partyIndependent
OccupationBowler
Politician

Tagelagi is the son of Sam Pata Emani Tagelagi, who served as Speaker of the Niue Legislative Assembly from 1976 to 1993.[1] He competed in bowls for Niue at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow,[2] and again at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.[3]

Political career

Tagelagi was first elected to the Niue Assembly at the 2008 Niuean general election. Following the 2014 Niuean general election he was appointed Minister of Infrastructure.[4][5] He was re-elected at the 2017 Niuean general election,[6][7] and subsequently served as Minister for the Environment, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.[1][8]

He was re-elected in the 2020 Niuean general election and subsequently elected premier. He was the Minister of Trade who negotiated the PACER Plus, while he was Premier his government ratified the PACER Plus regional trade agreement.[9]

References
  1. "Dalton Tagelagi voted in as new Premier of Niue". RNZ. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "Dalton Tagelagi". G2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  3. "Dalton TAGELAGI". Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  4. "GOVERNMENT OF NIUE OFFICE OF THE PREMIER" (PDF). Gov.nu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  5. Lealaiauloto Aigaletaulealea Tauafiafi (30 April 2014). "Premier Toke Talagi announces Niue Govt and cabinet portfolios". Pacific Guardians. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  6. "Office of the Premier". Government of Niue. Government of Niue.
  7. "Election 17 Provisional Results". TalaNiue. TalaNiue.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  8. "Cabinet Ministers and Portfolios". Government of Niue. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  9. "Niue ratifies regional PACER Plus trade agreement". RNZ. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
Political offices
Preceded by
Toke Talagi		 Premier of Niue
2020–present		 Incumbent


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