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The '''Premier of Niue''' is [[Niue]]'s [[head of government]]. The Premier is elected by the [[Niue Assembly]], and forms a [[Cabinet of Niue|Cabinet]] consisting of themself and three other members of the Assembly.
The '''Premier of Niue''' is [[Niue]]'s [[head of government]]. The Premier is elected by the [[Niue Assembly]], and forms a [[Cabinet of Niue|Cabinet]] consisting of themself and three other members of the Assembly.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_oV3pKJfnvcC&pg=PA403&dq=premier+of+niue&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiDjvn20YPTAhUlAsAKHekWCHcQ6AEIMjAE#v=onepage&q=premier%20of%20niue&f=false|title=Basic Documents on Autonomy and Minority Rights|last=Hannum|first=Hurst|date=1993-03-29|publisher=Martinus Nijhoff Publishers|year=|isbn=079231977X|location=|pages=403|language=en|access-date=1 April 2017}}</ref>


Sir [[Robert Rex]] was continuously re-elected every three years from Niue's [[History of Niue|independence]] in 1974 until his death in 1992.
Sir [[Robert Rex]] was continuously re-elected every three years from Niue's [[History of Niue|independence]] in 1974 until his death in 1992.
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*[[Lists of incumbents]]
*[[Lists of incumbents]]


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==References==
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Revision as of 16:09, 1 April 2017

Premier of Niue
Public Seal of Niue
Incumbent
Toke Talagi
since 19 June 2008
Inaugural holderSir Robert Rex
Formation19 October 1974

The Premier of Niue is Niue's head of government. The Premier is elected by the Niue Assembly, and forms a Cabinet consisting of themself and three other members of the Assembly.[1]

Sir Robert Rex was continuously re-elected every three years from Niue's independence in 1974 until his death in 1992.

List of Premiers of Niue (1974–present)

Name
(Birth–Death)
Tenure Political Affiliation
Took Office Left Office
style="background:Template:Niue People's Party/meta/color; color:white"| 1 Sir Robert Rex
(1909–1992)
19 October 1974 12 December 1992 Independent
(1974–87)
Niue People's Party
(1987–92)
style="background:Template:Niue People's Party/meta/color; color:white"| 2 Young Vivian
(1935–)
12 December 1992 9 March 1993 Independent
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"| 3 Frank Lui
(1935–)
9 March 1993 26 March 1999 Independent
style="background:Template:Niue People's Party/meta/color; color:white"| 4 Sani Lakatani
(1936–)
26 March 1999 1 May 2002 Niue People's Party
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"| (2) Young Vivian
(1935–)
1 May 2002 19 June 2008 Niue People's Party
(2002–03)
Independent
(2003–08)
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"| 5 Sir Toke Talagi
(1960–)
19 June 2008 Incumbent Independent

See also

References

External links

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