Tokelauan politician
Afioga Aliki Faipule Alapati Tavite[1] is a Tokelauan politician who is the current Ulu-o-Tokelau since March 2024. The Ulu serves as the dependent territory's head of government.[2][3]
The office of Ulu rotates on an annual basis between the Faipule, atoll leaders, of each of the country's three atolls.[4] As Ulu he chairs the Council for the Ongoing Government of Tokelau.[5]
Electoral history
In the 2017 and 2020 general election, Tavite was elected as taupulega, a member of the council of elders, of Nukunonu.[6][7]
In the 2023 Tokelauan general election, Tavite was elected as the Faipule of Nukunonu.[8]
Personal life
He is married to Silivia Tavite, a doctor who has served as Tokelau's Director of Health.[9][10][11]
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