Pakoa Kaltonga
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Hon. Bakoa Kaltongga during his tenure as Minister for Foreign Affairs (left) pictured with Diplomatic Trade Commissioner Colin Evans (right)
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Pakoa Kaltonga, also known as Bakoa Kaltongga, is a ni-Vanuatu politician. He is a member of the Vanua'aku Pati.[1]
He was elected Member of Parliament for the Rural Efate constituency[2] in the September 2008 general election, and was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs in Prime Minister Edward Natapei's government.[3]
In June 2009, the election of all four Members for Rural Efate, Kaltonga included, was invalidated by the Supreme Court due to irregularities.[2][4][5] Kaltonga consequently lost his position as Minister for Foreign Affairs,[6] and was replaced by Joe Natuman.[7] A by-election on 6 August saw Mr Kaltongga win back his seat,[8] and he subsequently regained a place in Cabinet, as Minister of Justice and Women’s Affairs.[9] He lost his place in government when Edward Natapei was ousted by a vote of no confidence on 2 December 2010.[10][11]
On 24 April 2011, new Prime Minister Sato Kilman was himself ousted in a vote of no confidence, and Serge Vohor succeeded him. Vohor appointed Kaltonga Minister for Finance in his Cabinet.[12] Three weeks later, however, Vohor's election and premiership were voided by the Court of Appeal, and Kaltonga lost his position in government.[13] On 16 June, Kilman's election and premiership were themselves voided by the Supreme Court, on constitutional grounds, and previous Prime Minister Edward Natapei became caretaker Prime Minister until a new leader could be elected. Kaltonga was restored as caretaker Minister of Justice.[14]
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "OUSTED VANUATU MP LAMBASTES ELECTORAL OFFICE", Vanuatu Daily Post, 16 June 2009
- ↑ "New Vanuatu PM names his cabinet line-up", Radio New Zealand International, 22 September 2008
- ↑ "Le gouvernement échappe à une motion de censure", Les Nouvelles de Tahiti, 18 June 2009
- ↑ "Vanuatu politicians lose positions: report", Australia News Network, 16 June 2009
- ↑ "PM Natapei buckles in MPs with new MOA", Vanuatu Daily Post, 16 June 2009
- ↑ "Natapei makes further reshuffle", Vanuatu Daily Post, 22 June 2009
- ↑ "Efate goes to by-election 6 August", Vanuatu Daily Post, 22 June 2009
- ↑ Composition of Cabinet, on the website of the Parliament of Vanuatu (January 2010)
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- ↑ Cabinet of Vanuatu, CIA, 20 December 2010
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- ↑ "Vanuatu Court decision results in change of government", ABC Radio Australia, 13 May 2011
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