Filoimea Telito
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His Excellency The Reverend Sir Filoimea Telito GCMG MBE |
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| 8th Governor-General of Tuvalu | |
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In office 15 April 2005 – 19 March 2010 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister |
Maatia Toafa Apisai Ielemia |
| Preceded by | Faimalaga Luka |
| Succeeded by | Kamuta Latasi (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
19 March 1945 Vaitupu, Tuvalu |
| Died | 11 July 2011 (aged 66) |
| Spouse(s) | Pepapeti Telito |
Sir Filoimea Telito GCMG MBE (19 March 1945 – 11 July 2011) was a political and religious figure from the Pacific nation of Tuvalu. He was born on Vaitupu where he attended Elisefou (New Ellice) primary school. He later attended King George V Secondary School in Tarawa, Kiribati.
He served as principal of the Motufoua secondary school on Vaitupu island, and was a pastor in the Church of Tuvalu (Ekalesia Klisiano Tuvalu), of which he eventually became the president, a position which he held until his death. In 1996, Telito was honoured for his services to education and the community by being made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).
On 15 April 2005 he took office as Governor-General of Tuvalu as the representative of HM Queen Elizabeth II, who is Tuvalu's head of state. He stepped down in 2010. In January 2007, Telito was made a Knight Grand Cross of Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (GCMG) by Queen Elizabeth II. Herewith he resumed the practice by governors-general of Tuvalu of accepting a knighthood, a practice discontinued on a personal basis by his predecessor to that office, Faimalaga Luka.
He died on 11 July 2011 of a heart attack, and was buried in Funafuti three days later. All government activity ceased on the day of the funeral, in a sign of respect.
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