2023 in Vanuatu

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The following lists events of the year 2023 in Vanuatu .

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Edward Natapei</span> Former Prime Minister of Vanuatu

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Serge Vohor</span> Former Prime Minister of Vanuatu

Rialuth Serge Vohor is a Vanuatuan politician. He hails from the largest island of Vanuatu, Espiritu Santo, from Port Olry.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Moana Carcasses Kalosil</span> Prime Minister of Vanuatu from 2013 to 2014

Moana Carcasses Kalosil is a Vanuatuan politician. He was Prime Minister of Vanuatu from March 2013 to May 2014. He was the first naturalized citizen of Vanuatu to become the country's prime minister.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ham Lin̄i</span> Prime Minister of Vanuatu from 2004 to 2008

Ham Lin̄i Vanuaroroa is a ni-Vanuatu politician. He is a former MP from Pentecost Island in Penama Province. He was Prime Minister of Vanuatu from 11 December 2004 until 22 September 2008, and is the current Deputy Prime Minister since 16 May 2014. Lin̄i is the brother of Walter Lin̄i, one of the founders of the modern Republic of Vanuatu. Ham Lin̄i is the current leader of the National United Party (VNUP).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sato Kilman</span> Former Prime Minister of Vanuatu

Meltek Sato Kilman Livtuvanu is a Vanuatuan politician who served as the Prime Minister of Vanuatu on four previous occasions, most recently from 4 September to 6 October 2023. he was previously prime minister from December 2010 to April 2011, from May to June 2011 and June 2015 to February 2016, though his premiership was subsequently annulled by a court of law.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vanua'aku Pati</span> Political party in Vanuatu

The Vanua'aku Pati is a democratic socialist political party in Vanuatu.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National United Party (Vanuatu)</span> Political party in Vanuatu

The National United Party is a political party in Vanuatu. It was founded by Vanuatu's independence leader Walter Lini when he broke away from the Vanua'aku Pati, alongside businessman Đinh Văn Thân. It is a social democratic party which traditionally received most of its support from English speakers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">People's Progressive Party (Vanuatu)</span> Political party in Vanuatu

The People's Progressive Party is a reformist political party in Vanuatu.

Joshua Tafura Kalsakau is a Vanuatuan politician. In 2005 Kalsakau, then the Minister for Ni-Vanuatu Business and an MP from Efate representing the National Community Association Party, joined the Vanuatu Labour Party. Kalsakau became the president of the VLP.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cabinet of Vanuatu</span> Executive branch of Vanuatu

The Cabinet of Vanuatu is the cabinet of the government of the Republic of Vanuatu.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Land and Justice Party</span> Political party in Vanuatu

The Land and Justice Party is a traditionalist, pro-indigenous and pro-youth political party in Vanuatu. The party was launched on 11 November 2010 and is led by MP Ralph Regenvanu.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prime Minister of Vanuatu</span> Head of government of the Republic of Vanuatu

The prime minister of Vanuatu is the head of government of the Republic of Vanuatu.

General elections were held in Vanuatu on 30 October 2012. The previous elections to the 52-member Parliament of Vanuatu were held in 2008. The largest parties in this election were the socialist Vanua'aku Party, which won 11 seats, and the social-democratic National United Party. Thirteen other parties as well as four independents won parliamentary seats. As a result, Edward Natapei of the Vanua'aku Party was able to become the Prime Minister. Since then, both Serge Vohor of the conservative Union of Moderate Parties and Sato Kilman of the People's Progressive Party have held that position, with Kilman being the incumbent Prime Minister of Vanuatu at the time of the 2012 election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Vanuatuan general election</span>

General elections were held in Vanuatu on 22 January 2016. The previous elections occurred in October 2012. The president of Vanuatu, Baldwin Lonsdale, dissolved the Parliament of Vanuatu in November 2015. This occurred after the conviction of 14 parliamentarians for bribery. The convicted MPs include former Prime Ministers Serge Vohor and Moana Carcasses Kalosil. The president called for a snap election to form a new government.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vanuatu National Development Party</span> Political party in Vanuatu

The Vanuatu National Development Party (VNDP) is a political party in Vanuatu.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charlot Salwai</span> Current and former Prime Minister of Vanuatu

Charlot Salwai Tabimasmas is a Vanuatuan politician, former accountant, and political advisor. He was the prime minister of Vanuatu from 2016 to 2020 and is the current prime minister following the ousting of Sato Kilman in a vote of no confidence on 6 October 2023. He is the leader of the Reunification of Movements for Change (RMC), which is part of the Unity for Change bloc.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ishmael Kalsakau</span> Prime Minister of Vanuatu since 2022

Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau is a Vanuatuan politician who served as Prime Minister of the Republic of Vanuatu from 4 November 2022 until 4 September 2023. He is the head of the Union of Moderate Parties in Vanuatu

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ministry of Finance and Economic Management (Vanuatu)</span> Cabinet ministry of the government of Vanuatu

The Ministry of Finance and Economic Management is a cabinet ministry of the government of Vanuatu responsible for overseeing the nation's public finances.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Seule Simeon</span> Vanuatuan politician

Seoule Simeon Davidson is a Vanuatuan politician.

Events from 2021 in Vanuatu.

References

  1. "Police to Investigate Vanuatu People's Investment and Equity Fund". Vanuatu Daily Post. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  2. National Earthquake Information Center (8 January 2023). "M 7.0 - 23 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu". United States Geological Survey.
  3. "Vanuatu PM reshuffles cabinet ahead of no-confidence-motion". RNZ. 2023-08-08. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  4. Needham, Kirsty (2023-08-16). "Vanuatu prime minister survives no confidence motion in parliament". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  5. Needham, Kirsty (2023-08-17). "Vanuatu opposition boycott parliament after failed bid to remove prime minister". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  6. Needham, Kirsty (2023-09-04). "Vanuatu parliament elects Sato Kilman as prime minister amid China-US rivalry in Pacific Islands". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  7. Presse, AFP-Agence France. "Vanuatu Replaces Month-old Prime Minister". www.barrons.com. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  8. "All clear given in Vanuatu, Lola downgraded to Ex-Tropical Cyclone". RNZ. 2023-10-26. Retrieved 2023-10-26.