Prime Minister Bikenibeu Paeniu Name Alesana Seluka Succeeded by Iakoba Italeli | Preceded by Ionatana Ionatana Succeeded by Saufatu Sopoanga | |
Prime Minister Koloa Talake
Saufatu Sopoanga
Maatia Toafa Succeeded by Isaia Italeli
Taom Tanukale | ||
Alesana Kleis Seluka (MBE, CBE) is medical doctor by profession and is the Chairman of the Public Service Commission of Tuvalu. He represented the constituency of Nui in the Parliament of Tuvalu. He served as the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning from 1996 until 1999, and Minister of Health from 2001 to 2006 and held other Cabinet posts.
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He was made a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE), then in 1998 he was made an Ordinary Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to medicine, politics and the community.
Political career
Alesana Seluka was elected to represent Nui and he was returned to parliament in the Tuvaluan general election, 1998.
He was the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning in the 2nd government of Bikenibeu Paeniu (1996 to 1998); and after the Tuvaluan general election, 1998 he retained the finance portfolio and was also the Minister for Tourism, Trade and Commerce in the 3rd government of Paeniu, until he resigned as PM following a vote of no confidence on 27 April 1999
Alesana Seluka was the Minister for Education and Health in the Koloa Talake government (2001–2002).
Alesana Seluka was re-elected in the Tuvaluan general election, 2002; as served as Minister of Health in the government of Saufatu Sopoanga (2002-2004). and in government of Maatia Toafa (2004–2006).
He was again elected in the Tuvaluan general election, 2006; however he was not re-elected in the Tuvaluan general election, 2010.
Subsequent career
He was appointed the Chairman of the Public Service Commission of Tuvalu.