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• Elisala_Pita abstract "Elisala Pita OBE is a Tuvaluan politician.Pita "had a long and distinguished career with the Fisheries Department" in Tuvalu, "culminating in his being employed as a Fisheries Adviser with the USAID". For the latter position, he was based in Suva, Fiji. He eventually returned to his home country, and worked in public service, becoming Permanent Secretary for Natural Resources and the Environment. In 2001, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, "for public and community service".He first entered Parliament as an MP for Nukufetau in a by-election in October 2003. At the time, Prime Minister Saufatu Sopoanga was struggling to retain a majority in Parliament. There are no political parties in Tuvalu, and Pita was elected without having said which side of Parliament he would join. He considered the matter for several days after his election, then joined the government's side, helping it maintain a majority.In August 2004, however, he crossed the floor, providing the Opposition with the majority it needed to topple the government through a motion of no confidence. Over the following weeks, Opposition leader Maatia Toafa and ousted Prime Minister Saufatu Sopoanga formed an unexpected alliance. Pita seized the opportunity to challenge for the premiership. A vote in Parliament on 11 October made Toafa Prime Minister with eight votes, Sopoanga serving as his deputy. Pita received seven votes, and became Leader of the Opposition. He held the position until the 2006 general election, after which he sat as a backbencher. From 2008 to 2010, as MP, he was Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee.He lost his seat in Parliament in the 2010 general election, with Enele Sopoanga (brother of the former Prime Minister) replacing him. He subsequently served as Chief Executive of the Tuvalu National Private Sector Organisation, lobbying for "stronger ties between the private sector and the government". He was selected as the Opposition's candidate for a crucial by-election in Nukufetau on 28 June 2013, which would determine which side of Parliament had a majority. Pita pledged, if elected, to enable Opposition Leader Enele Sopoanga -the man who had ousted him from Parliament- to bid for the premiership. He won the seat with more than two thirds of the vote, and the Opposition immediately asked for Parliament to be reconvened.After the subsequent vote of no confidence in the government of Willy Telavi, Elisala Pita was appointed Minister for Natural Resources on 5 August 2013 following Enele Sopoaga becoming prime minister.".
• Elisala_Pita activeYearsEndDate "2006-08-14".
• Elisala_Pita activeYearsEndDate "2010-09-16".
• Elisala_Pita activeYearsStartDate "2003-10-10".
• Elisala_Pita activeYearsStartDate "2004-10-11".
• Elisala_Pita activeYearsStartDate "2013-06-28".
• Elisala_Pita activeYearsStartDate "2013-08-05".
• Elisala_Pita office "Leader of the Opposition".
• Elisala_Pita orderInOffice "Minister for Works and Natural Resources".
• Elisala_Pita party Independent_(politician).
• Elisala_Pita primeMinister Enele_Sopoaga.
• Elisala_Pita primeMinister Maatia_Toafa.
• Elisala_Pita region Nukufetau.
• Elisala_Pita successor Enele_Sopoaga.
• Elisala_Pita successor Maatia_Toafa.
• Elisala_Pita wikiPageID "39800357".
• Elisala_Pita wikiPageRevisionID "591229784".
• Elisala_Pita constituencyMp Nukufetau.
• Elisala_Pita honorificPrefix The_Right_Honourable.
• Elisala_Pita honorificSuffix Member_of_parliament.
• Elisala_Pita honorificSuffix Order_of_the_British_Empire.
• Elisala_Pita name "Elisala Pita".
• Elisala_Pita name "Pita, Elisala".
• Elisala_Pita office "Leader of the Opposition".
• Elisala_Pita office "Minister for Works and Natural Resources".
• Elisala_Pita parliament "Tuvaluan".
• Elisala_Pita party Independent_(politician).
• Elisala_Pita predecessor Apisai_Ielemia.
• Elisala_Pita predecessor Faimalaga_Luka.
• Elisala_Pita predecessor Lotoala_Metia.
• Elisala_Pita predecessor Willy_Telavi.
• Elisala_Pita primeminister Enele_Sopoaga.
• Elisala_Pita primeminister Maatia_Toafa.
• Elisala_Pita shortDescription "Tuvaluan politician".
• Elisala_Pita successor Enele_Sopoaga.
• Elisala_Pita successor Maatia_Toafa.
• Elisala_Pita termEnd "2006-08-14".
• Elisala_Pita termEnd "2010-09-16".
• Elisala_Pita termStart "2003-10-10".
• Elisala_Pita termStart "2004-10-11".
• Elisala_Pita termStart "2013-06-28".
• Elisala_Pita termStart "2013-08-05".
• Elisala_Pita description "Tuvaluan politician".
• Elisala_Pita description "Tuvaluan politician".
• Elisala_Pita subject Category:Government_ministers_of_Tuvalu.
• Elisala_Pita subject Category:Living_people.
• Elisala_Pita subject Category:Members_of_the_Parliament_of_Tuvalu.
• Elisala_Pita subject Category:Officers_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire.
• Elisala_Pita subject Category:People_from_Nukufetau.
• Elisala_Pita subject Category:Tuvaluan_politicians.
• Elisala_Pita type Agent.
• Elisala_Pita type Person.
• Elisala_Pita type Politician.
• Elisala_Pita type Person.
• Elisala_Pita type Q215627.
• Elisala_Pita type Q5.
• Elisala_Pita type Agent.
• Elisala_Pita type NaturalPerson.
• Elisala_Pita type Thing.
• Elisala_Pita type Person.
• Elisala_Pita comment "Elisala Pita OBE is a Tuvaluan politician.Pita "had a long and distinguished career with the Fisheries Department" in Tuvalu, "culminating in his being employed as a Fisheries Adviser with the USAID". For the latter position, he was based in Suva, Fiji. He eventually returned to his home country, and worked in public service, becoming Permanent Secretary for Natural Resources and the Environment.".
• Elisala_Pita label "Elisala Pita".
• Elisala_Pita sameAs m.0w34ctf.
• Elisala_Pita sameAs Q15968283.
• Elisala_Pita sameAs Q15968283.
• Elisala_Pita wasDerivedFrom Elisala_Pita?oldid=591229784.
• Elisala_Pita givenName "Elisala".
• Elisala_Pita isPrimaryTopicOf Elisala_Pita.
• Elisala_Pita name "Elisala Pita".
• Elisala_Pita name "Pita, Elisala".
• Elisala_Pita surname "Pita".