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Politics of Tuvalu
Government
Constitution of Tuvalu
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Legislature
Parliament of Tuvalu
Speaker Samuelu Teo
Natano
Kofe
Laafai
Taupo
Tehulu
Melei
Laoi
Teo
Boreham
Kiritome
Sopoaga
Talama
Paeniu
Sualiki
Taape
Meisake
Executive
Monarch
Charles III
Governor-General
Sir Tofiga Vaevalu Falani
Prime Minister
Feleti Teo (I)
Cabinet
Judiciary
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
President Robert Reed
High Court of Tuvalu
Chief Justice Charles Sweeney
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1977 general elections
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This is a list of the heads of state of Tuvalu, from the independence of Tuvalu in 1978 to the present day.
The Monarchy of Tuvalu exists in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy. As a constitutional monarch, the King of Tuvalu, Charles III, acts entirely on the advice of his government ministers in Tuvalu.[1] The Head of State is recognised in section 50 of the Constitution of Tuvalu, as a symbol of the unity and identity of Tuvalu. The powers of the head of state are set out in section 52 (1) of the Constitution.[2]
Part IV of the Constitution confirms the head of state of Tuvalu is King Charles III as the sovereign of Tuvalu and provides for the rules for succession to the Crown. As set out in section 54 of the Constitution, the Queen’s representative in Tuvalu by a Governor-General. Section 58 of the Constitution requires the governor-general to perform the functions of the head of state when the sovereign is outside Tuvalu or otherwise incapacitated. The Governor-General of Tuvalu is appointed by the monarch upon the advice of the Prime Minister of Tuvalu.
The position is largely ceremonial. However the holder has constitutional responsibilities and reserve powers in relation to the ordering parliament to convene and the appointment and dismissal of the prime minister.[2] In 2003 the Chief Justice of the High Court of Tuvalu delivered directions as to how the Governor-General should proceed to take any action he considers to be appropriate under Section 116(1) of the Constitution, acting in his own deliberate judgment, rather than as advised by the cabinet.[3] That is, the Governor-General could consider whether it was appropriate to exercise his reserve powers in calling parliament.
^"The Queen's Role in Tuvalu". Official website of the British Monarchy. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
^ ab"The Constitution of Tuvalu". PACLII. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
^"Amasone v Attorney General [2003] TVHC 4; Case No 24 of 2003 (6 August 2003)". PACLII. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
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