The premier of NiueisNiue's head of government. They are elected by the Niue Assembly, and forms a Cabinet consisting of themselves and three other members of the Assembly.[1]
| Premier of Niue | |
|---|---|
| |
Dalton Tagelagi since 11 June 2020 | |
| Type | Head of government |
| Member of | Cabinet of Niue, Assembly |
| Seat | Alofi |
| Appointer | King's Representative to Niue |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Constituting instrument | Niue Constitution Act |
| Precursor | Leader of Government Business |
| Formation | 19 October 1974 |
| First holder | Sir Robert Rex |
| Website | niuepremierofficial |
Sir Robert Rex was continuously re-elected every three years from Niue's associated statehood in 1974 until his death in 1992.
Niue People's Party Independent
| No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) |
Term of office | Political party | Elected | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 1 | 
|
Sir Robert Rex (1909–1992) |
19 October 1974 | 12 December 1992 † | 18 years, 54 days | Independent (1974–87) |
1975 1978 1981 1984 |
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| Niue People's Party (1987–92) |
1987 1990 |
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| 2 | 
|
Young Vivian (born 1935) |
12 December 1992 | 9 March 1993 | 87 days | Niue People's Party | – | ||
| 3 |
|
Frank Lui (1935–2021) |
9 March 1993 | 26 March 1999 | 6 years, 17 days | Independent | 1993 1996 |
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| 4 | 
|
Sani Lakatani (born 1936) |
26 March 1999 | 1 May 2002 | 3 years, 36 days | Niue People's Party | 1999 | ||
| (2) |
|
Young Vivian (born 1935) |
1 May 2002 | 19 June 2008 | 6 years, 49 days | Niue People's Party (2002–03) |
2002 | ||
| Independent (2003–08) |
2005 | ||||||||
| 5 | 
|
Sir Toke Talagi (1951–2020) |
19 June 2008 | 11 June 2020 | 11 years, 358 days | Independent | 2008 2011 2014 2017 |
[2] | |
| 6 | 
|
Dalton Tagelagi (born 1968) |
11 June 2020 | Incumbent | 4 years, 11 days | Independent | 2020 2023 | [3] | |
