Billy Talagi

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Billy Talagi
Billy Talagi in 2017
Minister for Education and Social Services
In office
6 May 2017 – 30 May 2020
Prime MinisterToke Talagi
Preceded byPokotoa Sipeli
Succeeded bySauni Tongatule
Minister of Natural Resources
In office
30 April 2014 – 6 May 2017
Succeeded byDalton Tagelagi
Member of the Niuean Parliament
for Common Roll
Assumed office
29 April 2023
Member of the Niuean Parliament
for Avatele
In office
19 March 1999 – 30 May 2020
Preceded byAokuso Pavihi
Succeeded byPoimamao Vakanofisi
Member of the Niuean Parliament
for Common Roll
In office
15 February 1997 – 19 March 1999
Personal details
PartyNone

Billy Graham Talagi is a Niuean politician and former Member of the Niue Assembly. He is the brother of former Premier of Niue Toke Talagi.[1]

Career

[edit | edit source]

Talagi was first elected to the Niue Assembly in a 1997 by-election.[2] He has represented the village of Avatele in the Niue Assembly continuously since 1999.[3][4] In 2005, 2008, and 2014 he was elected unopposed. In 2014 he was made Minister of Natural Resources in the Cabinet of Toke Talagi.[5][6] In 2017 he was made Minister for Education and Social Services.[7] In 2019 he served as Acting Prime Minister while Toke Talagi was receiving medical treatment in New Zealand.[1][8]

In May 2018 Talagi was discharged without conviction after pleading guilty to assaulting MP Terry Coe outside the Niuean Assembly.[9]

He contested the common roll in the 2020 Niuean general election but failed to win a seat.[10] He was re-elected at the 2023 election.[11]

References

[edit | edit source]
  1. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  3. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  4. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  5. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  6. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  7. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  8. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  9. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  10. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  11. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).