Maatia Toafa
- January 10, 2024
- Diplomat
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Maatia Toafa Biography
| Name | Maatia Toafa |
| Birthday | May 1 |
| Birth Year | 1954 |
| Birth Country | Tuvalu |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
Maatia Toafa is one of the most popular and richest Diplomat who was born on May 1, 1954 in Tuvalu.
Prime Minister Saufatu Sopoanga resigned from Parliament on 27 August 2004, after his government was deposed in a no confidence vote. Toafa, who was deputy prime minister at the time, became acting prime minister as a result of Sopoanga’s resignation from office. The 2004 Nukufetau by-election was held on 7 October; Sopoanga was reelected to parliament and parliament reconvened to elect a new prime minister. Toafa was confirmed as Prime Minister on 11 October 2004 with a vote of 8:7, Toafa also became Minister of Foreign Affairs.
On Friday 16 September 2005, Toafa represented Tuvalu at the UN ‘2005 World Summit’ discussing the problems faced by Small Island Developing States (SIDS), citing a lack of financial and technical access, Environmental security and infrastructural capacity. Toafa argued for the presence of permanent United Nations, activity in ‘isolated’ SIDS countries such as Tuvalu. Maatia Toafa emphasized the impact of climate change as a “broader security issue which relates to environmental security. Living in a very fragile island environment, our long-term security and sustainable development is closely linked to issues of climate change, preserving biodiversity, managing our limited forests and water resources.”
Maatia Toafa Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Diplomat |
| House | Living in own house. |
Maatia Toafa is one of the richest Diplomat from Tuvalu. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Maatia Toafa 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Maatia Toafa OBE (born 1 May 1954) is a Tuvaluan politician, representing Nanumea, who served two non-consecutive terms as Prime Minister of Tuvalu. He first served as Prime Minister from 2004 to 2006, from the resignation of his predecessor, Saufatu Sopoanga, until the defeat of his Cabinet in the 2006 general election. He was re-elected to parliament in the 2010 general election; and regained the premiership on 29 September 2010; however he lost the support of the parliament following a motion of confidence on 21 December of the same year. On 5 August 2013 Toafa became the Minister of Finance and Economic Development in the government of Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga. He was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister following the 2015 Tuvaluan general election. He was not re-elected in the 2019 general election.
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A secret ballot was held on 29 September 2010, approximately one and a half weeks after the general election, to determine the country’s next Prime Minister. Incumbent Prime Minister Apisai Ielemia, who had succeeded Toafa for the office in 2006, was not returned to second term. Toafa won the ballot with eight votes to become Tuvalu’s next prime minister. Toafa narrowly defeated Kausea Natano, who received the votes of seven MPs in the ballot. The election results were announced by Governor-General Iakoba Italeli and Toafa took office the same day.
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Toafa was appointed to the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours list, “for public and community service”.