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Vete Sakaio OBE is a Tuvaluan politician. A civil engineer by trade,〔(Alofa Tuvalu )〕〔("TMTI Upgrading" ), Tuvalu News, 4 January 2007〕 he was described in 2008 as a "leader of the community" on his home island of Niutao.〔("Taiwan Indigenous Television Reporters Visited Tuvalu" ), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan), 3 April 2008〕 He is also the Vice President of the Tuvalu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee,〔(Tuvalu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee )〕 and a leading member of the Tuvalu Amateur Sports Association.〔(Tuvalu Association of NGOs )〕 In 2010, he went into politics, standing for Parliament in the general election. He was elected MP for Niutao.〔("Tuvalu Election Results" ), Tuvalu News, 16 September 2010〕〔("Tuvalu to form new government early next week" ), Pacific Islands News Association, 21 September 2010〕 Following the election, he was appointed as Minister for Works and Natural Resources in Prime Minister Maatia Toafa's Cabinet.〔("New Tuvalu PM Maatia Toafa names cabinet" ), ABC Radio Australia, 29 September 2010〕 He lost office just three months later, when Toafa's government was brought down by a motion of no confidence. Vete Sakaio was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Public Utilities on 5 August 2013 following Enele Sopoaga becoming prime minister. On 28 September 2013, Vete Sakaio concluded his speech to the General Debate of the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly with an appeal to the world, "please save Tuvalu against climate change. Save Tuvalu in order to save yourself, the world". In the 2015 New Year Honours, Sakaio was made a Officer of the Order of the British Empire. Vete Sakaio was not re-elected in the Tuvaluan general election, 2015. ==External links== * ((28 Sep 2013) Address by His Excellency Vete Palakua Sakaio, Deputy Prime Minister of Tuvalu at the general debate of the 68th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vete Sakaio」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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