Tupua Leupena
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MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterTomasi Puapua
Preceded bySir Fiatau Penitala Teo
Succeeded bySir Toaripi Lauti
Tupua Leupena | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Governor-General of Tuvalu | |
| In office 1 March 1986 – 1 October 1990 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Tomasi Puapua |
| Preceded by | Sir Fiatau Penitala Teo |
| Succeeded by | Sir Toaripi Lauti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 August 1922 |
| Died | 24 November 1996 (aged 74) |
Sir Tupua Leupena GCMG MBE (2 August 1922 – 24 November 1996)[1][2] was a political figure from the Pacific nation of Tuvalu. Leupena was the Speaker of the Parliament during 1978 in the prime ministership of Toaripi Lauti.[3]
He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1977 New Year Honours.[4]
