2022 in Tuvalu From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Decades: 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: Other events of 2022 Timeline of Tuvaluan history ← 2021 2020 2019 2022 in Tuvalu → 2023 2024 2025 Decades: 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: Other events of 2022 Timeline of Tuvaluan history Events from 2022 in Tuvalu. Monarch: Elizabeth II (until 8 September); then Charles III Governor-General: Sir Tofiga Vaevalu Falani Prime Minister: Kausea Natano Events Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania; COVID-19 pandemic in Tuvalu 24 August – A drought and a shortage of drinking water on the islands of Nanumea, Nui, and Niutao.[1] 8 September – Accession of Charles III as King of Tuvalu following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. 18 September – A State Memorial Service takes place in Funafuti for Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu.[2] 19 September – Tuvaluan representatives attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London. Deaths 22 May – Minute Alapati Taupo, politician, deputy prime minister (since 2019), ambassador to Taiwan (2013–2017) (born 1962)[3] 8 September – Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu since 1978 (born 1926) References ↑ "Pacific news and sport in brief for August 24". RNZ. 2022-08-24. Retrieved 2022-09-16. ↑ Tuvalu Ministry of Foreign Affairs [@Tuvalu_MJCFA] (September 18, 2022). "The Ministry was proud to assist H.E. Acting Governor General Afelee Falema Pita and the Office of the Prime Minister host a State Memorial Service for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in Funafuti, #Tuvalu this afternoon" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 October 2022 – via Twitter. ↑ "Tuvalu mourns Deputy Prime Minister". RNZ. 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2022-09-16. vte2022 in OceaniaSovereign states Australia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Indonesia Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Timor-Leste Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Associated statesof New Zealand Cook Islands Niue Dependenciesand other territories American Samoa Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Easter Island French Polynesia Guam Hawaii New Caledonia Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Pitcairn Islands Tokelau Wallis and Futuna Related Articles