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 STATE: HM Queen Elizabeth II represented by the Governor-General The Hon Sir Iakoba Taela Italei HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: Prime Minister The Hon Kausea Natano WEBSITE: www.tuvaluislands.com |
Future Forum Chair 2021 – 2022
FijiHON 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 representative democratic republic. HEAD OF STATE: President Major General (Ret’d) Jioji Konrote HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: Prime Minister Rear Admiral (Retired) The Hon Voreqe Bainimarama WEBSITE: www.fiji.gov.fj |
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 President HEAD OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT: President HE Lionel Aingimea WEBSITE: www.naurugov.nr |