His Excellency The Reverend[1]
Sir Filoimea Telito
GCMG MBE
8th Governor-General of Tuvalu
In office
15 April 2005 – 19 March 2010
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterMaatia Toafa
Apisai Ielemia
Preceded byFaimalaga Luka
Succeeded bySir Kamuta Latasi (acting)
Personal details
Born(1945-03-19)19 March 1945
Vaitupu, Ellice Islands (now Tuvalu)[2]
Died11 July 2011(2011-07-11) (aged 66)[3]
SpousePepapeti Telito

Sir Filoimea Telito GCMG MBE (19 March 1945 – 11 July 2011) was a political and religious figure from the Pacific nation of Tuvalu.[4] He was born on Vaitupu where he attended Elisefou (New Ellice) primary school. He later attended King George V Secondary School in Tarawa, Kiribati.[4]

Background

He served as principal of the Motufoua Secondary School on Vaitupu island, and was a pastor in the Church of Tuvalu (Ekalesia Klisiano Tuvalu), of which he eventually became the president, a position which he held until his death.[3] In 1996, Telito was honoured for his services to education and the community by being made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).[5]

Governor-General of Tuvalu

On 15 April 2005 he took office as Governor-General of Tuvalu[6] as the representative of Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu. He stepped down in 2010.[7] In January 2007, Telito was made a Knight Grand Cross of Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (GCMG) by Queen Elizabeth II.[1] Herewith he resumed the practice by Governors-General of Tuvalu of accepting a knighthood, a practice discontinued on a personal basis by his predecessor to that office, Faimalaga Luka.

Death

He died on 11 July 2011 of a heart attack, and was buried in Funafuti three days later. All government activity ceased on the day of the funeral, in a sign of respect.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "No. 58239". The London Gazette. 6 February 2007. p. 1647.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-09-09. Retrieved 2011-12-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. 1 2 3 "The Rev. Filoimea Telito passed away" Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine, Tuvalu News, 22 July 2011
  4. 1 2 3 "State Funeral of the late former Governor General of Tuvalu, Reverend Sir Filoimea Telito, GCMG, MBE" (PDF). Tuvalu Philatelic Bureau Newsletter (TPB: 01/2011). 25 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "No. 54631". The London Gazette. 30 December 1996. p. 43.
  6. ↑ The World Factbook 2009. Central Intelligence Agency. 2010. p. 646. ISBN 978-0-16-084587-1.
  7. ↑ Craig, Robert D. (2010). Historical Dictionary of Polynesia. Scarecrow Press.
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