Eselealofa Apinelu

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]

Apinelu in 2019

She was appointed as the Acting Attorney General of Tuvalu in 2006. In 2008, Apinelu became the first female appointed as the Attorney General of Tuvalu.[3][4][5][6][7] In 2012, she became the first female Executive Member of the South Pacific Lawyers' Association (SPLA) and the Chair of the SPLA Women in the Law Committee.[8][9]

She is also President of the Tuvalu Volleyball Federation,[10] and was the manager of Tuvalu's volleyball team at the 2003 South Pacific Games.[11] She was the President of the Tuvalu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (TASNOC) from 2013 to 2015.[12][13]

See also

References
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  2. "University of Tasmania" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-19. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
  3. "Tuvalu's first female lawyer, Ese Apinelu reflects on IWD2019". globalalumni.gov.au. May 6, 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  4. "Human Rights Council: Third Universal Periodic Review", UNHCR, December 2008
  5. "Tuvalu commits to human rights", Pacific Law Database, December 16, 2008
  6. "Human Rights Council adopted the UPR outcomes of Tuvalu". United Nations Information Centre Canberra. 20 September 2014. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
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  8. "Inaugural AGM - Meet the new SPLA Executive". NewSPLAsh: 4. September 2011.
  9. "NewSPLAsh" (PDF). South Pacific Lawyers' Association. October 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  10. "Oceania Asia Zonal Association" Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine, Asian Volleyball Confederation
  11. "2003 South Pacific Games – Volleyball"
  12. "Directory 2013" (PDF). Pacific Games Council. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  13. Taumaheke, Kuata (9 March 2015). "TASNOC is under new leadership" (PDF). Fenui News. Retrieved 12 June 2015.



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