Joshua Kalsakau

Joshua Tafura Kalsakau is a Vanuatuan politician. In 2005 Kalsakau, then the Minister for Ni-Vanuatu Business and an MP from Efate representing the National Community Association Party, joined the Vanuatu Labour Party.[1] Kalsakau became the president of the VLP.[2]

Joshua Kalsakau was reelected to his seat in Parliament, as MP for Efate, in the 2008 parliamentary election.[3][4] After the elections, Kalsakau was named as the new Minister of Justice in the cabinet of Edward Natapei,[5] though he was subsequently dismissed during a Cabinet reshuffle. He returned to government in April 2011, when Prime Minister Sato Kilman (who had ousted Natapei in a vote of no confidence in December 2010) was in turn ousted in a vote of no confidence, and succeeded by Serge Vohor. Vohor gave the Labour Party two portfolios in his Cabinet, and Kalsakau was appointed Deputy Prime Minister.[6] Three weeks later, however, Vohor's election and premiership were voided by the Court of Appeal, and Kalsakau lost his position in government.[7] On 16 June, Kilman's election and premiership were themselves voided by the Supreme Court, on constitutional grounds, and previous Prime Minister Edward Natapei became caretaker Prime Minister until a new leader could be elected. Kalsakau was appointed caretaker Minister of Infrastructure and Public Utilities.[8]

In the 2012 general election, Kalsakau narrowly lost his seat, by a margin of just twelve votes (out of more than 15,000), leaving Labour without representation in Parliament.[9]

References

  1. ^ "The political parties and groupings of Vanuatu" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2008.
  2. ^ "Vanuatu Daily Post". Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Vanuatu Daily Post". Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2008.
  4. ^ "IPU PARLINE database: VANUATU (Parliament), Last elections". archive.ipu.org.
  5. ^ http://www.zibb.com/article/4025014/Vanuatu+PM+names+cabinet+line+up[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "New look Vanuatu government sworn in". Radio New Zealand International. 25 April 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Vanuatu Court decision results in change of government", ABC Radio Australia, 13 May 2011
  8. ^ "Vanuatu interim leader appoints cabinet ministers ahead of prime ministerial vote Thursday". Radio New Zealand International. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  9. ^ Results of the 2012 general election, Adam Carr
Political offices
Preceded by Deputy Prime Minister of Vanuatu
2011 		Succeeded by