Forum Chair

The Pacific Islands Forum is led by the Forum Chair. The role of Chair rotates between the Forum member countries on an annual basis. The Forum Troika comprises the previous, current, and incoming Forum Chairs.

Current Forum Chair 2019 – 2020

Tuvalu Hon Kausea Natano (Prime Minister of Tuvalu) FORUM MEMBERSHIP: 1978 INDEPENDENCE DAY: 1 Oct 1978 CAPITAL: Funafuti AREA: 30 sq km EEZ: 757,000 sq km POPULATION: 11,000 (2015) LANGUAGE: English, Tuvaluan CURRENCY: Australian dollar ECONOMY: Agriculture and fisheries STATUS: Constitutional monarchy under HM Queen Elizabeth II HEAD OF...

Future Forum Chair 2021 – 2022

Fiji HON REAR ADMIRAL JOSAIA VOREQE BAINIMARAMA FORUM MEMBERSHIP: 1971 INDEPENDENCE DAY: 10 October, 1970 CAPITAL: Suva AREA: 18.3 thousand sq km EEZ: 1.26 million sq km POPULATION: 890,000 (2015) LANGUAGE: English, Fijian, Hindi CURRENCY: Fijian dollar ECONOMY: Agriculture, manufacturing, mining, livestock farming, tourism, fishing, sugar, construction. STATUS: Parliamentary...

Previous Forum Chair 2018-2019

Nauru President HE Lionel Aingimea FORUM MEMBERSHIP: 1971 INDEPENDENCE DAY: 31 January 1968 CAPITAL: Yaren AREA: 21 sq km EEZ: 320,000 sq km POPULATION: 10,800 (2015) LANGUAGE: English, Nauruan CURRENCY: Australian dollar ECONOMY: Phosphate mining, fishing, revenue from offshore processing centre and service providers STATUS: Republic with an Executive...