In office 11 October 2004 – 14 August 2006 Acting: 27 August 2004 – 11 October 2004
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Governor General
Faimalaga Luka
Preceded by
Saufatu Sopoanga
Succeeded by
Apisai Ielemia
Member of Parliament
In office 25 July 2002 – 9 September 2019
Preceded by
Kokea Malua Lagitupu Tuilimu
Constituency
Nanumea
Personal details
Born
(1954-05-01) 1 May 1954 (age 70)
Political party
Independent
Spouse
Pulafagu Toafa[1]
Maatia Toafa OBE (born 1 May 1954) is a Tuvaluan politician, representing Nanumea, who served two non-consecutive terms as Prime Minister of Tuvalu. He first served as prime minister, and foreign minister, from 2004 to 2006, from the resignation of his predecessor, Saufatu Sopoanga,[2] until the defeat of his Cabinet in the 2006 general election.[3] From 2004 to 2006 he also held the role of foreign minister.
He was re-elected to parliament in the 2010 general election;[4] and regained the premiership on 29 September 2010;[5] however he lost the support of the parliament following a motion of confidence on 21 December of the same year.[6] On 5 August 2013 Toafa became the Minister of Finance and Economic Development in the government of Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga.[7] He was appointed as deputy prime minister following the 2015 Tuvaluan general election.[8] He was not re-elected in the 2019 general election.[9]
Prior to entering domestic Tuvaluan politics, Toafa worked for the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat in Suva, Fiji.
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^"Enele Sopoaga Sworn-in Today as Tuvalu's New PM". Islands Business. 5 August 2013. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
^"Cabinet of Tuvalu, 2015". Fenui News. 10 April 2015. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
^Tahana, Jamie (10 September 2019). "Tuvalu elections: large turnover for new parliament". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
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