Eselealofa Apinelu
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Dr Eselealofa 'Ese' Apinelu is a Tuvaluan lawyer and sports official. Apinelu attended The Cathedral School, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[1] She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Tasmania in 1998.[2] She is Tuvalu's first female lawyer.[3] Eselealofa holds a Professional Diploma in Legislative Drafting from the University of South Pacific. In 2022 she was awarded a PhD from Swinburne University’s Centre for Urban Transition. Her research focused on customary and human rights in post-colonial Tuvalu with a particular focus on the disconnection between individual and collective rights in Tuvalu’s development agendas.[4]
High Commissioner to Fiji | |
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Assumed office 2022 | |
Preceded by | Temate Melitiana |
Attorney General of Tuvalu | |
In office 2008–2022 | |
Preceded by | Iakoba Italeli |
Succeeded by | Laingane Italeli Talia |
Personal details | |
Alma mater | University of Tasmania University of South Pacific Swinburne University |