Joe Natuman

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Joe Natuman
Prime Minister of Vanuatu
In office
15 May 2014 – 11 June 2015
PresidentIolu Abil
Philip Boedoro (Acting)
Baldwin Lonsdale
Preceded byMoana Carcasses Kalosil
Succeeded bySato Kilman
Personal details
Born (1952-11-24) 24 November 1952 (age 71)
Tanna, New Hebrides
(now Vanuatu)
Political partyVanua'aku Pati
Alma materUniversity of the South Pacific

Joe Natuman (born 24 November 1952[1]) is a Vanuatuan politician of the Vanua'aku Pati and former Prime Minister of Vanuatu.

He is a graduate of the

exchange student at the University of Papua New Guinea.[1]

In the 1980s, he worked in the highest ranks of the civil service, culminating with the position of First Secretary to the Prime Minister's Office from 1987 to 1991, at the time of Prime Minister Walter Lini.[1] He then worked as assistant registrar at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji, until 1995.[1]

He entered national politics when he was elected MP for Tanna, representing the Vanua'aku Pati, in the 1995 general election.[1] He has been continuously re-elected since.

From 1996 to 2008, he served in the following positions in successive governments:[1][2]

  • Minister for Judicial Services, Culture and Women's Affairs in 1996
  • Minister for Lands, Energy, Geology and Mines in 1997
  • Minister for Education in 1998
  • Minister for Internal Affairs from April to March 2002
  • Minister for Education in 2004
  • Minister for Internal Affairs from 2007 to 2008.

While Minister of Education, he was chairman of the Vanuatu National Commission for UNESCO.[3]

Prime Minister

diplomatic passports which had occurred frequently under previous governments.[9] On 26 June 2011, Sato Kilman was elected Prime Minister by Parliament, and Natuman lost his position in government.[10]

Natuman was convicted of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice in 2018 and given a suspended sentence. He was pardoned by the President of Vanuatu, Tallis Obed Moses, in September 2021, which restores his eligibility to run for public office again.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Biography Archived 22 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Parliament of Vanuatu
  2. ^ "Composition du gouvernement de la République du Vanuatu", website of the French Ministry for Foreign Affairs
  3. ^ "Vanuatu", UNESCO
  4. ^ Composition of Cabinet Archived 12 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine, on the website of the Parliament of Vanuatu (January 2010)
  5. ^ "Natapei fires NUP, brings in Alliance"[permanent dead link], Vanuatu Daily Post, 19 November 2009
  6. Radio New Zealand International
    . 25 April 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Vanuatu Court decision results in change of government", ABC Radio Australia, 13 May 2011
  8. Radio New Zealand International
    . 20 June 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  9. ^ "Watchdog applauds clean-out of Vanuatu’s diplomatic sector", Radio New Zealand International, 12 June 2013
  10. Radio New Zealand International
    . 27 June 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  11. ^ "Vanuatu president pardons three former PMs". Radio New Zealand. 3 September 2021.
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