Joshua Kalsakau

Joshua Kalsakau is a Vanuatuan politician. In 2005 Kalsakau, then the Minister for Ni-Vanuatu Business and an MP from Efate representing the National Community Association Party, joined the Vanuatu Labour Party.[1] Kalsakau became the president of the VLP.[2]

Joshua Kalsakau was reelected to his seat in Parliament, as MP for Efate, in the 2008 parliamentary election.[3][4] After the elections, Kalsakau was named as the new Minister of Justice in the cabinet of Edward Natapei,[5] though he was subsequently dismissed during a Cabinet reshuffle. He returned to government in April 2011, when Prime Minister Sato Kilman (who had ousted Natapei in a vote of no confidence in December 2010) was in turn ousted in a vote of no confidence, and succeeded by Serge Vohor. Vohor gave the Labour Party two portfolios in his Cabinet, and Kalsakau was appointed Deputy Prime Minister.[6] Three weeks later, however, Vohor's election and premiership were voided by the Court of Appeal, and Kalsakau lost his position in government.[7] On 16 June, Kilman's election and premiership were themselves voided by the Supreme Court, on constitutional grounds, and previous Prime Minister Edward Natapei became caretaker Prime Minister until a new leader could be elected. Kalsakau was appointed caretaker Minister of Infrastructure and Public Utilities.[8]

In the 2012 general election, Kalsakau narrowly lost his seat, by a margin of just twelve votes (out of more than 15,000), leaving Labour without representation in Parliament.[9]

References
  1. "The political parties and groupings of Vanuatu" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2008.
  2. "Vanuatu Daily Post". Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2008.
  3. "Vanuatu Daily Post". Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2008.
  4. "IPU PARLINE database: VANUATU (Parliament), Last elections". archive.ipu.org.
  5. http://www.zibb.com/article/4025014/Vanuatu+PM+names+cabinet+line+up%5B%5D
  6. "New look Vanuatu government sworn in". Radio New Zealand International. 25 April 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  7. "Vanuatu Court decision results in change of government", ABC Radio Australia, 13 May 2011
  8. "Vanuatu interim leader appoints cabinet ministers ahead of prime ministerial vote Thursday". Radio New Zealand International. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  9. Results of the 2012 general election, Adam Carr
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