Eselealofa Apinelu

Eselealofa 'Ese' Apinelu is a Tuvaluan lawyer and sports official. She attended The Cathedral School, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[1] She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Tasmania in 1998.[2]

She was appointed as the Acting Attorney General of Tuvalu in 2006. In 2008, Apinelu was formally appointed as the Attorney General of Tuvalu.[3][4][5][6] Given that only male expatriates served as the Attorney General before Teo's tenure (John Wilson, Neil Davidson, Beith Atkinson and David Ballantyne respectively; 1978-1991), Apinelu is the first Tuvaluan female to serve in the position. In 2012, she became the first female Executive Member of the South Pacific Lawyers' Association (SPLA)[7] and the Chair of the SPLA Women in the Law Committee.[8]

She is also President of the Tuvalu Volleyball Federation,[9] and was the manager of Tuvalu's volleyball team at the 2003 South Pacific Games.[10] She was the President of the Tuvalu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (TASNOC) from 2013-2015.[11][12]

References

  1. ↑ "Education (General Provisions) (Approval of Enrolment) (No. 1)" (PDF). The State of Queensland. 1993. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  2. ↑ University of Tasmania
  3. ↑ "Human Rights Council: Third Universal Periodic Review", UNHCR, December 2008
  4. ↑ "Tuvalu commits to human rights", Pacific Law Database, December 16, 2008
  5. ↑ "Human Rights Council adopted the UPR outcomes of Tuvalu". United Nations Information Centre Canberra. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "MARINE RESOURCES ACT 2006" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "Inaugural AGM - Meet the new SPLA Executive". newSPLAsh: 4. September 2011.
  8. ↑ "NewSPLAsh" (PDF). South Pacific Lawyers' Association. October 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Oceania Asia Zonal Association", Asian Volleyball Confederation
  10. ↑ "2003 South Pacific Games – Volleyball"
  11. ↑ "Directory 2013" (PDF). Pacific Games Council. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  12. ↑ Taumaheke, Kuata (9 March 2015). "TASNOC is under new leadership" (PDF). Fenui News. Retrieved 12 June 2015.



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