Premier of Niue

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Premier of Niue
Public Seal of Niue
Incumbent
Dalton Tagelagi

since 11 June 2020
Inaugural holderSir Robert Rex
Formation19 October 1974
Websitehttps://niuepremierofficial.com/

The Premier of Niue is Niue's head of government. They are elected by the Niue Assembly. They help form a Cabinet made up of themselves and three other members of the Assembly.[1]

List[change | change source]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Duration
1 Sir Robert Rex
(1909–1992)
19 October 1974 12 December 1992 18 years, 54 days Independent
(1974–87)
Niue People's Party
(1987–92)
2 Young Vivian
(1935–)
12 December 1992 9 March 1993 87 days Niue People's Party
3 Frank Lui
(1935–2021)
9 March 1993 26 March 1999 6 years, 17 days Independent
4 Sani Lakatani
(1936–)
26 March 1999 1 May 2002 3 years, 36 days Niue People's Party
(2) Young Vivian
(1935–)
1 May 2002 19 June 2008 6 years, 49 days Niue People's Party
(2002–03)
Independent
(2003–08)
5 Sir Toke Talagi
(1951–2020)
19 June 2008 11 June 2020 11 years, 358 days Independent
6 Dalton Tagelagi
(1968–)
11 June 2020 Incumbent 3 years, 293 days Independent

References[change | change source]

  1. Hannum, Hurst (1993-03-29). Basic Documents on Autonomy and Minority Rights. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 403. ISBN 079231977X. Retrieved 1 April 2017.