Bruno Leingkone
Vanuatuan politician
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Bruno Leingkone Tau was a Vanuatuan politician and a member of the Parliament of Vanuatu from Ambrym as a member of the National United Party.[1]
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Bruno Leignkone Tau | |
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Leingkone in 2016 | |
| MP for Ambrym | |
| In office 2012–2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 October 1968 |
| Party | National United Party |
Career
In February 2016, Prime Minister Charlot Salwai appointed Leingkone Minister of Foreign Affairs.[2] He was replaced by Ralph Regenvanu in 2018. In 2019, he was elected president of the NUP.[3] Leingkone also served as Minister for Climate Change. During his tenure, he broke COVID-19 protocols, which led to a boycott of a parliamentary sitting by opposition members of parliament.[4]
In October 2023, Speaker of Parliament Seule Simeon declared Leingkone's seat vacant after he missed three consecutive sittings[5] without a leave of absence to receive medical treatment in South Korea.[6] Leingkone appealed the decision to the Supreme Court, which confirmed the decision,[5] and to the Court of Appeals, which declined to hear his appeal.[7]
