Afioga Aliki Faipule Alapati Tavite[1] is a Tokelau politician who currently serves as the Head of the Government of Tokelau (Tokelauan: Ulu-o-Tokelau), or Ulu.[2][3]
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Alapati Tavite
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| 32nd Ulu-o-Tokelau | |
| Assumed office 12 March 2024 | |
| Administrator | Don Higgins |
| Preceded by | Kelihiano Kalolo |
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| Spouse | Silivia Tavite |
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The office of Ulu rotates on an annual basis between the Faipule, atoll leaders, of each of the country's three atolls.[4]AsUlu he chairs the Council for the Ongoing Government of Tokelau.[5]
In the 2017 and 2020 general election, Tavite was elected as taupulega, a member of the council of elders, of Nukunonu.[6][7]
In the 2023 Tokelauan general election, Tavite was elected as the FaipuleofNukunonu.[8]
He is married to Silivia Tavite, a doctor who has served as Tokelau's Director of Health.[9][10][11]