Vete Sakaio

The Honourable Vete Sakaio OBE MP
Deputy Prime Minister of Tuvalu
In office 5 August 2013 – 10 April 2015
Prime Minister	Enele Sopoaga
Preceded by	Kausea Natano
Succeeded by	Maatia Toafa
Minister of Public Utilities
In office 5 August 2013 – 10 April 2015
Prime Minister	Enele Sopoaga
Preceded by	Kausea Natano
Succeeded by	Enele Sopoaga
Minister of Works and Natural Resources
In office 29 September 2010 – 24 December 2010
Prime Minister	Maatia Toafa
Preceded by	Tavau Teii
Succeeded by	Isaia Italeli
Member of Parliament
In office 16 September 2010 – 31 March 2015 Served with Fauoa Maani
Preceded by	Tavau Teii Tomu Sione
Succeeded by	Fauoa Maani Samuelu Teo
Constituency	Niutao
Personal details
Political party	Independent

Vete Sakaio OBE is a Tuvaluan politician.

A civil engineer by trade, he was described in 2008 as a "leader of the community" on his home island of Niutao. He is also the Vice President of the Tuvalu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee, and a leading member of the Tuvalu Amateur Sports Association.

In 2010, he went into politics, standing for Parliament in the general election. He was elected MP for Niutao. Following the election, he was appointed as Minister for Works and Natural Resources in Prime Minister Maatia Toafa's Cabinet. He lost office just three months later, when Toafa's government was brought down by a motion of no confidence.

Vete Sakaio was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Public Utilities on 5 August 2013 following Enele Sopoaga becoming prime minister.

On 28 September 2013, Vete Sakaio concluded his speech to the General Debate of the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly with an appeal to the world, "please save Tuvalu against climate change. Save Tuvalu in order to save yourself, the world".

In the 2015 New Year Honours, Sakaio was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.

Vete Sakaio was not re-elected in the Tuvaluan general election, 2015.

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