Fiatau Penitala Teo
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His Excellency Sir Fiatau Penitala Teo |
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| Governor-General of Tuvalu | |
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In office 1 October 1978 – 1 March 1986 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister |
Toaripi Lauti Tomasi Puapua |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Sir Tupua Leupena |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 July 1911 Funafuti |
| Died | 25 November 1998 (aged 87) Funafuti |
Sir Fiatau Penitala Teo GCMG ISO MBE (23 July 1911, in Funafuti – 25 November 1998) was a political figure from the Pacific nation of Tuvalu. Teo was appointed Chief in the House of Chiefs of Niutao in 1945 and was reappointed as a Chief on 29 June 1997 after his service as the first Governor General of Tuvalu. Teo was married to Uimai (Tofiga) Teo.
Teo was appointed as an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1956; awarded the Imperial Service Order (I.S.O.); and appointed as an Ordinary Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (GCMG) in 1979.
When plans for Tuvalu, the former Ellice Islands colony, to become independent of the United Kingdom, the people of Tuvalu decided to retain Queen Elizabeth II as their head of state, and the post of Governor-General was established in 1978.
Teo served as the first Governor-General of Tuvalu, representing HM Queen Elizabeth II, who is head of state in Tuvalu. He served from 1 October 1978 to 1 March 1986. As Governor-General, he oversaw the first change in Tuvalu's post-Independence government in 1981.
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