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Premier of Niue
Public Seal of Niue.svg
Public Seal of Niue
Dalton Tagelagi.jpg
Incumbent
Dalton Tagelagi

since 11 June 2020
Inaugural holder Sir Robert Rex
Formation 19 October 1974
Website https://niuepremierofficial.com/: https://niuepremierofficial.com/

The Premier of Niue is like the main leader or "prime minister" of the island nation of Niue. This important person is the head of government, meaning they are in charge of running the country day-to-day.

The Premier is chosen by the members of the Niue Assembly, which is like Niue's parliament. Once elected, the Premier works with three other members of the Assembly to form a special group called the Cabinet. This Cabinet helps the Premier make big decisions for Niue.

Who Are Niue's Leaders?

The Premier is a very important job in Niue. They lead the government and work to make life better for everyone on the island. Since Niue became self-governing in 1974, several people have held this top position.

Meet the Premiers of Niue

Here is a list of the people who have served as Premier of Niue since 1974. You can see when they started and finished their time in office, and what political group they belonged to.

No. Name
(Born–Died)
Time in Office Political Group
Started Work Finished Work Total Days
1 Sir Robert Rex
(1909–1992)
19 October 1974 12 December 1992 18 years, 53 days Independent
(1974–87)
Niue People's Party
(1987–92)
2 Young Vivian
(1935–)
12 December 1992 9 March 1993 87 days Independent
3 Frank Lui
(1935–)
9 March 1993 26 March 1999 6 years, 17 days Independent
4 Sani Lakatani
(1936–)
26 March 1999 1 May 2002 3 years, 35 days Niue People's Party
(2) Young Vivian
(1935–)
1 May 2002 19 June 2008 6 years, 48 days Niue People's Party
(2002–03)
Independent
(2003–08)
5 Sir Toke Talagi
(1951–2020)
19 June 2008 11 June 2020 17 years, 1 day Independent
6 Dalton Tagelagi
(1968–)
11 June 2020 Incumbent 5 years, 9 days Independent

See also

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