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an politician who has served several times as the Head of the Government of Tokelau (), or , most recently from 6 March 2023 to 12 March 2024. He previously served in the same position from February 2012 to March 2013, again from 12 March 2019 to 9 March 2020, and again from 8 March 2021 to 19 May 2022. He is a member of the Council for the Ongoing Government of Tokelau, serving as Minister for Foreign Affairs, Education, Economic Development, Natural Resources and the Environment, prior to and then simultaneously to his leadership of the government. The office of rotates on an annual basis between the of each of the country's three atolls; Kalolo, as of

Atafu Atafu, formerly known as the Duke of York Group, is a group of 52 coral islets within Tokelau in the south Pacific Ocean, north of Samoa. With a land area of , it is the smallest of the three islands that constitute Tokelau. It is an atoll and s ...

, took office as for the first time in 2012.
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Political career

As , he oversaw the replacement of Tokelau's old ship, the '' MV Tokelau'', which was considered no longer to be safe and seaworthy, with the newer, custom-built '' PB Matua'', provided by New Zealand."Tokelau leader dumped after losing confidence of New Zealand Foreign Minister"
Radio New Zealand International, 25 February 2013 In June 2012, Kalolo sacked his Minister for Transport, Foua Toloa, over the latter's insistence that the ''MV Tokelau'' was still seaworthy, and New Zealand Foreign Minister

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's indication that the New Zealand government could not work with Toloa. Toloa's portfolios (Finance, Telecommunications, Energy and Transport) were taken over by the . Kalolo also oversaw the small country's transition from diesel-powered energy to solar energy, implemented by the New Zealand company

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in 2012, this system was upgraded and repaired in 2020, also under his leadership. In September 2012, he was appointed Chancellor of the regional

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. Prior to becoming , he had served as the University's co-ordinator in Tokelau. His first term as ended in March 2013; his successor was Salesio Lui, the of

Nukunonu Nukunonu, formerly known as Duke of Clarence Island, is the largest atoll within Tokelau, a dependency of New Zealand in the south Pacific Ocean. It comprises 30 islets surrounding a central lagoon, with about of land area and a lagoon surfac ...

. He became again in March 2019, replacing Afega Gaualofa. He was succeeded by Fofo Esera Tuisano. He became once again in March 2021, replacing Fofo Esera Tuisano. In 2020, Kalolo drafted a referendum set for 2025 for the territory to gain more

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from New Zealand. His third term as ended on 19 May 2022 and he was succeeded by Siopili Perez, of Nukunonu. He was elected ''Ulu'' once again on 6 March 2023, and succeeded by Alapati Tavite on 12 March 2024.

References

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