Alapati Tavite | |
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32nd Ulu-o-Tokelau | |
Assumed office 12 March 2024 | |
Administrator | Don Higgins |
Preceded by | Kelihiano Kalolo |
Personal details | |
Spouse | Silivia Tavite |
Afioga Aliki Faipule Alapati Tavite [1] is a Tokelau politician who currently serves as the Head of the Government of Tokelau ( Tokelauan: Ulu-o-Tokelau), or Ulu. [2] [3]
The office of Ulu rotates on an annual basis between the Faipule, atoll leaders, of each of the country's three atolls. [4] As Ulu he chairs the Council for the Ongoing Government of Tokelau. [5]
In the 2017 and 2020 general election, Tavite was elected as taupulega, a member of the council of elders, of Nukunonu. [6] [7]
In the 2023 Tokelauan general election, Tavite was elected as the Faipule of Nukunonu. [8]
He is married to Silivia Tavite, a doctor who has served as Tokelau's Director of Health. [9] [10] [11]