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Tuvalu

Tuvalu, formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is an island country in the Polynesian subregion of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean. Its islands are situated about midway between Hawaii and Australia.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 108 entities connected with Tuvalu. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Tuvalu. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Tuvalu

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in Tuvalu.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 53 entities identified as PEPs connected with Tuvalu.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Prime Minister1--
Governor General1--
King1--
Prime Minister1--
Prime Minister of Tuvalu-82
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Prime Minister of Tuvalu-7-
Minister for Home Affairs-31
Minister for Public Utilities-31
Minister for Tourism-11
Minister for Works and Communications-3-
Minister of Education-41
Minister of Education, Human Resources, Youth, & Sports1--
Minister of Finance & Development1--
Minister of Finance of Tuvalu-31
Minister of Fisheries-2-
Minister of Foreign Affairs-31
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trade, & Labor1--
Minister of Health-41
Minister of Health & Social Welfare1--
Minister of Home Affairs, Environment & Climate Change1--
Minister of Justice--1
Minister of Natural Resources-4-
Minister of Natural Resources Development1--
Minister of Public Works & Waste1--
Minister of Transport-11
Minister of Transport, Energy, Communications & Innovation1--
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of Parliament-193
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Ambassador to the US1--
embajador de España en Tuvalu-1-

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the Parliament of Tuvalu-135
Attorney General1--

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...