Executive Director of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)
In office December 2014 – December 2022
Acting Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum
In office 2 May 2008 – 13 October 2008
Preceded by
Greg Urwin
Succeeded by
Tuiloma Neroni Slade
Attorney General of Tuvalu
In office 1991–2000
Preceded by
David Ballantyne[1]
Succeeded by
Iakoba Italeli
Personal details
Born
Feleti Penitala Teo
(1962-10-09) 9 October 1962 (age 61)
Political party
Independent
Spouse
Tausaga Teo
Alma mater
University of Canterbury Australian National University
Occupation
Politician
civil servant
Profession
Lawyer
Feleti Penitala TeoOBE MP (born 9 October 1962) is a Tuvaluan politician and lawyer who is currently serving as the 14th Prime Minister of Tuvalu. He was elected to the Parliament of Tuvalu in the 2024 Tuvaluan general election, with his previous role being the executive director of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC).[2][3]
Teo was appointed as prime minister on 26 February 2024, after he was elected unopposed by the parliament.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
He is the son of Sir Fiatau Penitala Teo who was appointed as the first Governor General of Tuvalu (1978–1986) following independence from the United Kingdom.[10]
He has held a number of senior executive positions in multi-national organisations in the Oceania region. In 2008, he served as the acting Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum.[11] Teo has also served as the Director General of the Forum Fishery Agency (2000–2006). In December 2014 at the 11th regular session of the WCPFC in Apia, Samoa, he was appointed the executive director of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), and he continued in that role until December 2022.[12]
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