List of speakers of the Parliament of Vanuatu
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The Speaker of the Parliament of Vanuatu is the presiding officer of the legislature of Vanuatu.[1] The salary of the speaker is Vt 291,561 fortnightly (US$60,601.17 annually)[2]
| Name | Inaugurated | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Timakata | 1979 | 1980 | |
| Maxime Carlot Korman | July 1980 | November 1983 | |
| Fred Timakata | November 1983 | November 1987 | Acting President in 1984 |
| Onneyn Tahi | December 1987 | June 1991 | Acting President in 1989 |
| Tele Taun | June 1991 | August 1991 | |
| Vincent Boulekone | August 1991 | December 1991 | |
| Alfred Maseng | December 1991 | November 1995 | Acting President in 1994 |
| Maxime Carlot Korman | December 1995 | February 1996 | |
| Edward Natapei | February 1996 | November 1999 | Acting President in 1999 |
| Paul Ren Tari | November 1999 | May 2001 | |
| Donald Kalpokas | May 2001 | May 2002 | |
| Henry Taga | June 2002 | December 2003 | |
| Roger Abiut | December 2003 | July 2004 | Acting President twice in 2004 |
| Josias Moli | July 2004 | December 2004 | Acting President in 2004 |
| Sam Dan Avock | December 2004 | September 2008 | |
| George Wells | September 2008 | June 2009 | |
| Maxime Carlot Korman | June 2009 | January 2010 | Acting President in 2009 |
| George Wells | January 2010 | December 2010 | |
| Maxime Carlot Korman | December 2010 | September 2011 | |
| Dunstan Hilton | September 2011 | September 2012 | |
| George Wells | November 2012 | April 2013 | |
| Philip Boedoro | April 2013 | June 2015 | Acting President in 2014 |
| Marcellino Pipite | June 2015 | October 2015 | |
| Esmon Saimon | 11 February 2016 | 6 September 2019 | Acting President in 2017 |
| Seoule Simeon | 6 September 2019 | 20 April 2020 | |
| Gracia Shadrack | 20 April 2020 | 15 June 2021 | |
| Seoule Simeon | 15 June 2021 | 18 August 2022 | [3] |
| Seoule Simeon | 4 November 2022 | Incumbent | Acting President in 2022 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Office of the Speaker".
- ^ "Official Salaries not something to keep mum about - News - dailypost.vu". 1 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-07-01.
- ^ "Vanuatu". Parline: the IPU’s Open Data Platform. 5 July 2018.