Feleti Teo — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as the 14th Prime Minister of Tuvalu since 2024.
Executive Director of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) from 2014 to 2022.
First Tuvaluan Attorney General and Head of Legal and Judicial Services of Tuvalu from 1991 to 2000.
Director General of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) from 2000 to 2006.
First Tuvaluan to qualify as a lawyer, admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in 1986.
Holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Canterbury and a Master of Laws from Australian National University.
Appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2013 for services to government.

Biography

Feleti Penitala Teo is the 14th Prime Minister of Tuvalu, having been appointed to the role on February 26, 2024, after being elected unopposed by the parliament. He was elected to the Parliament of Tuvalu in the 2024 Tuvaluan general election. Teo is the son of Sir Fiatau Penitala Teo, who served as the first Governor General of Tuvalu from 1978 to 1986 following the nation's independence from the United Kingdom.