Edward Natapei
| Edward Natapei | |
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| Prime Minister of Vanuatu | |
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In office 16 June 2011 – 26 June 2011 Acting |
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| President | Iolu Abil |
| Preceded by | Sato Kilman |
| Succeeded by | Sato Kilman |
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In office 22 September 2008 – 2 December 2010 |
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| President |
Kalkot Mataskelekele Maxime Carlot Korman (Acting) Iolu Abil |
| Preceded by | Ham Lini |
| Succeeded by | Sato Kilman |
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In office 13 April 2001 – 29 July 2004 |
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| President |
John Bani Roger Abiut (Acting) Alfred Maseng Roger Abiut (Acting) |
| Preceded by | Barak Sopé |
| Succeeded by | Serge Vohor |
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President of Vanuatu Acting |
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In office 2 March 1999 – 24 March 1999 |
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| Prime Minister | Donald Kalpokas |
| Preceded by | Jean Marie Leye Lenelgau |
| Succeeded by | John Bani |
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| Born | 17 July 1954 Futuna Island, New Hebrides (now Vanuatu) |
| Died | 28 July 2015 (aged 61) Port Vila, Vanuatu |
| Political party | Vanua'aku Pati |
| Spouse(s) | Leipaki Natapei |
Edward Nipake Natapei Tuta Fanua`araki (17 July 1954 – 28 July 2015) was a politician from Vanuatu. He was elected Prime Minister of Vanuatu on two separate occasions for two separate terms, and was previously the Minister of Foreign Affairs briefly in 1991, the acting President of Vanuatu from 2 March 1999 to 24 March 1999 (during a time in which he was the Speaker of Parliament) and Deputy Prime Minister. He was the President of the Vanua'aku Pati, a socialist, Anglophone political party.
Natapei was first elected to Parliament in 1983. In 1996, he was elected as Speaker of Parliament, and in 1999 he was elected as President of Vanua'aku Pati. In a parliamentary vote on 25 November 1999, Natapei was a candidate for the position of Prime Minister, but was defeated by Barak Sopé, receiving 24 votes against 28 for Sope. When Sopé lost a vote of no confidence, Natapei became Prime Minister on 13 April 2001, receiving 27 votes in parliament, with one vote against him. He retained the position after the May 2002 election. Even though his party performed poorly in the July 2004 election, he was re-elected as a Member of Parliament for the Port Vila Constituency with the highest number of votes. He supported Ham Lini for the post of Prime Minister, but Lini was defeated; however, Serge Vohor was ousted in a motion of no confidence and Ham Lini was elected Prime Minister. Being Vanua'aku Party President entitled Natapei to the post of Speaker of the House, which he declined and referred to Sam Dan Avock, who was a Party Executive Member.
Natapei became Minister for Infrastructure and Public Utilities in the Lini-led government in July 2005. A split in Vanua'aku Pati was resolved in August 2005, and Natapei was re-elected as its President, receiving 124 votes against 67 for Sela Molisa. In late July 2007 he became Minister of Public Utilities again, replacing Serge Vohor, as well as becoming Deputy Prime Minister.
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