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The Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat is the chief executive officer of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS). [1] The Secretariat is based in Suva, Fiji.
The Secretary General of the Secretariat is appointed to a three-year term in office by the leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum member states. [2] The Secretary General reports directly to the leaders of the member states and the Forum Officials' Committee (FOC). [2] He or she automatically serves as the permanent chairman or chairwoman of the Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific (CROP). [2]
The Secretary General is responsible for a variety of roles and responsibilities within the Pacific Islands Forum and the Secretariat. The responsibilities to PIF member states and observers include the following:
Please note: Dates may not be correct.
No. | Image | Name | Country | Took office | Left office |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Directors of the South Pacific Bureau for Economic Co-operation | |||||
1 | Mahe Tupouniua | Tonga | November 1972 | 1980 | |
2 | Gabriel Gris | Papua New Guinea | 1980 | 1982 (died in office) | |
– | John Sheppard (acting) | Australia | 1982 | January 1983 | |
3 | Mahe Tupouniua | Tonga | January 1983 | January 1986 | |
4 | Henry Naisali | Tuvalu | January 1986 | September 1988 | |
Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum | |||||
– | Henry Naisali | Tuvalu | September 1988 | January 1992 | |
5 | Ieremia Tabai | Kiribati | January 1992 | January 1998 | |
6 | Noel Levi | Papua New Guinea | February 1998 | 16 May 2004 | |
7 | Greg Urwin | Australia | 16 May 2004 | 2 May 2008 (resigned) | |
– | Feleti Teo (acting) | Tuvalu | 2 May 2008 | 13 October 2008 | |
8 | Tuiloma Neroni Slade | Samoa [3] | 13 October 2008 | 4 December 2014 | |
9 | Meg Taylor | Papua New Guinea | 4 December 2014 | 24 May 2021 | |
10 | Henry Puna [4] | Cook Islands | 24 May 2021 | 23 May 2024 [5] | |
11 | Baron Waqa [6] | Nauru | 3 June 2024 [7] | Incumbent |