Niuean politician
Billy Graham Talagi is a Niuean politician and former Member of the Niue Assembly. He is the brother of former Premier of Niue Toke Talagi.[1]
Career
Talagi was first elected to the Niue Assembly in a 1997 by-election.[2] He has represented the village of Avatele in the Niue Assembly continuously since 1999.[3][4] In 2005, 2008, and 2014 he was elected unopposed. In 2014 he was made Minister of Natural Resources in the Cabinet of Toke Talagi.[5][6] In 2017 he was made Minister for Education and Social Services.[7] In 2019 he served as Acting Prime Minister while Toke Talagi was receiving medical treatment in New Zealand.[1][8]
In May 2018 Talagi was discharged without conviction after pleading guilty to assaulting MP Terry Coe outside the Niuean Assembly.[9]
He contested the common roll in the 2020 Niuean general election but failed to win a seat.[10] He was re-elected at the 2023 election.[11]
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