Sir Tulaga Manuella, GCMG MBE (born 26 August 1936) is a political figure from the

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nation of

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Background

Prior to embarking on a political role, Manuella was previously a civil service accountant and secretary of the Church of Tuvalu.

Governor-General of Tuvalu

Manuella was appointed Governor-General of Tuvalu on June 21, 1994, as the representative of

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, Queen of Tuvalu. He served in this office until June 26, 1998.

Honours

Manuella was appointed

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(MBE) in the 1981 New Year Honours for public service, and appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) in 1996.

References

1936 births Living people Governors-general of Tuvalu Tuvaluan Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Tuvaluan Members of the Order of the British Empire Tuvaluan Congregationalists Tuvaluan religious leaders {{Tuvalu-politician-stub