Barak Sopé

Barak Sopé
Barak Sopé
5th Prime Minister of Vanuatu
	In office; 25 November 1999 – 13 April 2001
President	John Bani
Preceded by	Donald Kalpokas
Succeeded by	Edward Natapei
Personal details
Born	1951 (age 72–73)[citation needed]
Political party	Melanesian Progressive Party
Spouse	Mildred Sopé

Barak Tame Sopé Mautamata (born 1951)^[1] is a ni-Vanuatu politician. He was the leader of the Melanesian Progressive Party and was, until 2008, a member of the Vanuatu parliament from the island of Efate. He was the Prime Minister of Vanuatu from 1999 until 2001,^[2]^[1] when he was deposed by Parliament in a no confidence vote.

Sopé was

Ham Lini

took office, taking up the post of Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

In the September 2008 general election, Sopé lost his seat in Parliament.^[6]

In September 2014, Sopé was a candidate in the indirect presidential elections. He was eventually defeated in the eighth round of voting by Baldwin Lonsdale.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b "The 5th Prime Minister". Vanuatu Daily Post. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
^ "Hon. Barak Sope Mautamate". Parliament of Vanuatu. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
^ Cinquieme Legislature Premiere Session Ordinaire De Parlement (PDF) (Report) (in French). Parliament of Vanuatu. 26 March 1996. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
OCLC 15359635
.

^ "Vanatu: New cabinet holds a few surprises". Radio Australia. 30 July 2004. Archived from the original on 5 September 2005. Retrieved 8 June 2022.

^ "Uncertainty after Vanatu's general election". Radio Australia. 9 September 2008. Archived from the original on 19 September 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2022.

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[:0-1] "The 5th Prime Minister". Vanuatu Daily Post. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

[2] "Hon. Barak Sope Mautamate". Parliament of Vanuatu. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

[3] Cinquieme Legislature Premiere Session Ordinaire De Parlement (PDF) (Report) (in French). Parliament of Vanuatu. 26 March 1996. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.

[4] OCLC 15359635
.

[5] "Vanatu: New cabinet holds a few surprises". Radio Australia. 30 July 2004. Archived from the original on 5 September 2005. Retrieved 8 June 2022.

[6] "Uncertainty after Vanatu's general election". Radio Australia. 9 September 2008. Archived from the original on 19 September 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2022.

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