Governor-General of Tuvalu

Governor-General of Tuvalu
Coat of Arms of Tuvalu
Flag of the Governor-General
Incumbent Tofiga Vaevalu Falani GCMG since 28 September 2021
Viceroy
Style	His Excellency
Appointer	Monarch of Tuvalu
Term length	At Her Majesty's pleasure
Formation	1 October 1978
First holder	Sir Fiatau Penitala Teo

The Governor-General of Tuvalu is the representative of the Tuvaluan monarch (currently King Charles III) and performs the duties of the King in his absence.

The office has existed since Tuvalu was granted independence from the United Kingdom on 1 October 1978. The current incumbent is Tofiga Vaevalu Falani (as of 2021).

Governors-General of Tuvalu

  Denotes Acting Governors-General

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Monarch (Reign)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Sir Fiatau Penitala Teo (1911–1998)	1 October 1978	1 March 1986	7 years, 151 days	Elizabeth II (1978–present)
2		Sir Tupua Leupena (1922–1996)	1 March 1986	1 October 1990	4 years, 214 days
3		Sir Toaripi Lauti (1928–2014)	1 October 1990	1 December 1993	3 years, 61 days
4		Sir Tomu Sione (1941–2016)	1 December 1993	21 June 1994	202 days
5		Sir Tulaga Manuella (b. 1936)	21 June 1994	26 June 1998	4 years, 5 days
6		Sir Tomasi Puapua (b. 1938)	26 June 1998	9 September 2003	15 years, 75 days
7		Faimalaga Luka (1940–2005)	9 September 2003	15 April 2005	1 year, 218 days
8		Sir Filoimea Telito (1945–2011)	15 April 2005	19 March 2010	4 years, 338 days
–		Sir Kamuta Latasi (b. 1936) Acting Governor-General	19 March 2010	16 April 2010	28 days
9		Sir Iakoba Italeli (b. ?)	16 April 2010	22 August 2019	9 years, 128 days
–		Teniku Talesi Honolulu (b. ?) Acting Governor-General	22 August 2019	January 2021	–
–		Samuelu Teo (b. ?) Acting Governor-General	January 2021	28 September 2021	–
10		Tofiga Vaevalu Falani (b. ?)	28 September 2021	Incumbent	2 years, 183 days	Charles III (1978–present)