Toke Talagi

 Born-9 January 1951-Alofi, Niue

Died-15 July 2020 Alofi, Niue

Early life:Talagi was born in Alofi and was educated at

Tufukia School in Niue and Nelson College in New Zealand.

He studied at Massey University in Palmerston North, where he

completed a Bachelor of Agricultural Science.

Career:Sir Toke Tufukia Talagi was a Niuean politician, diplomat,

and statesman. He served as Premier of Niue from 2008 to 2020.

In 1999, he was elected to go to the Niue Assembly as an Independent.

He was elected premier in the 2008 general election defeating the standing premier,

Young Vivian, by fourteen votes to five, with one abstaining. He is the current Foreign

Minister of Niue.

Sir Toke Talagi also made a book called Niue Rising:

Description:

This is a biography of Sir Toke Tufukia Talagi and his life

from a small island in the Pacific to a knight of the realm.

It covers his life work and his experiences as a businessman

and into politics and the premiership. He was a reluctant politician

and didn't have any plans to be the premier. It was accidental. He was

more interested in continuing to build his business and make $1 million.

My Thoughts:

Overall I think Sir Toke Tufukia Talagi was a good person and a very good

Niuean politician with a lot of experience because four entire terms of leading

a country and bringing it to the forefront wouldn’t be easy.