Fauoa Maani MBE is a

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an politician. He worked as a journalist and served as clerk to the national Parliament, and was named

Member of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

(MBE) in 2009, a title awarded to him in recognition of his "public service and service to the community". The following year, he went into politics, standing for Parliament in the 2010 general election and was elected as MP for the constituency of Niutao. Following the election, he was appointed as Minister for Health in

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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

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. On 5 August 2013 Maani became the Minister of Education, Youth, Sports and Health; and served as the minister during the

Sopoaga Ministry The Sopoaga Ministry was the 14th Ministry (collective executive), ministry of the Government of Tuvalu, led by Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga. It succeeds the Telavi Ministry upon its swearing in by Governor-General of Tu ...

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