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Captain Lyndah Owen Imrana Jalal Mititaiagimene Young Vivian Sione Uluilakepa

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

Fijian national, jurist and lawyer of the House of Representatives have In Solomon Islands, Tongoua Tabe is
Imrana Jalal is the first woman from been sworn in for two years. They are the newly elected Premier of Choiseul
the Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Shawn Onosai Va’a, Malaeoletalu Province and the new Premier for
Islands region to be awarded the Ruth Melesio Gurr, Tapai Alailepule Western Province is Billy Veo.
Bader Ginsburg Medal of Honour by the Benjamin Vaivao, Tautoloitua
World Jurists Association. The award Sauasetoa Ho Ching, and Fiu John Luke Rokovada is the new Chair of Fiji’s
is given in recognition of inspiring Saelua. Public Service Commission following
women jurists who fight to defend the resignation of Vishnu Mohan.
and strengthen the rule of law, and to Four municipal officers have been The former diplomat is joined by Avi
consolidate society’s advances in gender elected in the Northern Marianas. Raju, Mereseini Baleilevuka, Nesbitt
equity. They are Republican Mayor Edwin Hazleman, Mahmood Khan and Vilitati
Palacios Aldan for Tinan and Aguiguan; Mataitini on the PSC.
Carmel Sepuloni is New Zealand’s Republican Mayor Valentino Nicky
new deputy Prime Minister. Sepuloni, a Taisacan for Northern Islands; Lachlan Halstead has been appointed
Taranaki-raised Auckland-based MP, is a Independent Saipan Mayor Ramon Jose as ANZ Country Head for Papua New
former teacher with Samoan and Tongan Blas Camacho and Rota Republican Guinea. He has worked with the bank
heritage through her mother. Mayor Aubury Manglona Hocog, who is for 21 years.
the first female elected mayor in CNMI
Tatafu Moeaki, Tonga’s former Minister history. New Zealand-born Matt Hooper has
of Finance, has been elected as the new completed his four-year term as the
Governor of the National Reserve Bank Cook Islands’ recently appointed Deputy Director-General of the Pacific
of Tonga. Deputy Solicitor General, Lauaki Jason Islands Forum Fisheries Agency.
Annandale has been admitted as a
Kelep Sandy has been reappointed as barrister and solicitor of the nation’s Chloe Abraham is Marshall Islands’
Auditor General of the Vanuatu National High Court. new Foreign Service Officer under
Audit Office. Sandy first took up the the Bureau of Bilateral Affairs. She
position in 2017. Former Premier of Niue Mititaiagimene recently graduated from the University
Young Vivian has been awarded the of Geneva with a Master’s Degree in
The Samoan Cabinet has re-appointed Companion of the New Zealand Order of International Governance.
Su’a Hellene Wallwork as the country’s Merit for his years of dedication to the
Attorney General for the next three island nation. Solomon Airlines has promoted Lyndah
years. Other appointments include Tito Owen, one of its female pilots to
Papali’i John Taimalelagi as CEO for Federated States of Micronesia’s new captain the national carrier’s largest
the Ministry of Justice, Aiono Dr. Alec Governor and Lt. Governor for the domestic aircraft – Dash 8.
Ekeroma as CEO for the Ministry of State of Kosrae is Tulensa W.Palik and
Health, and Tupa’i Peter Leilua as CEO Arthy G.Nena. Others elected into the The new Chief Executive of Vision
for Samoa Qualifications Authority. 13th State Legislature include Speaker Investments Limited (Fiji) is Sanjesh
Semeon Phillip, Senator Sasaki George Prasad, replacing PL Munasinghe who
In American Samoa, five new members and Senator Artson Talley. held the role since March 2011.

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