Pakoa Maraki Kaltonga, also known as Bakoa Kaltongga (born 6 April 1969[1]), is a ni-Vanuatu politician. He is a member of the Leaders Party of Vanuatu.[2]
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 Hon. Bakoa Kaltongga during his tenure as Minister for Foreign Affairs (left) pictured with Diplomatic Trade Commissioner Colin Evans (right) | |
He was elected Member of Parliament for the Rural Efate constituency[3] in the September 2008 general election, and was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs in Prime Minister Edward Natapei's government.[4]
In June 2009, the election of all four Members for Rural Efate, Kaltonga included, was invalidated by the Supreme Court due to irregularities.[3][5][6] Kaltonga consequently lost his position as Minister for Foreign Affairs,[7] and was replaced by Joe Natuman.[8] A by-election on 6 August saw Mr Kaltongga win back his seat,[9] and he subsequently regained a place in Cabinet, as Minister of Justice and Women's Affairs.[10] He lost his place in government when Edward Natapei was ousted by a vote of no confidence on 2 December 2010.[11][12]
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 of Finance in his Cabinet.[13] Three weeks later, however, Vohor's election and premiership were voided by the Court of Appeal, and Kaltonga lost his position in government.[14] 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.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Hon. Bakoa Maraki Kaltonga".
- ^ "231 ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES",Daily Post Vanuatu, 4 March 2020
- ^ a b "OUSTED VANUATU MP LAMBASTES ELECTORAL OFFICE". Archived 8 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine, 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". Archived 28 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Les Nouvelles de Tahiti, 18 June 2009
- ^ "Vanuatu politicians lose positions: report". Archived 7 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Australia News Network, 16 June 2009
- ^ "PM Natapei buckles in MPs with new MOA". Archived 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Vanuatu Daily Post, 16 June 2009
- ^ "Natapei makes further reshuffle". Archived 17 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Vanuatu Daily Post, 22 June 2009
- ^ "Efate goes to by-election 6 August". Archived 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Vanuatu Daily Post, 22 June 2009
- ^ Composition of Cabinet. Archived 12 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine, on the website of the Parliament of Vanuatu (January 2010)
- ^ "Vanuatu's Natapei ousted in no confidence challenge". Radio New Zealand International. 2 December 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
- ^ Cabinet of Vanuatu, CIA, 20 December 2010
- ^ "New look Vanuatu government sworn in". Radio New Zealand International. 25 April 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ "Vanuatu Court decision results in change of government", ABC Radio Australia, 13 May 2011
- ^ "Vanuatu interim leader appoints cabinet ministers ahead of prime ministerial vote Thursday". Radio New Zealand International. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.