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The Most Famous

POLITICIANS from Vanuatu

This page contains a list of the greatest Ni-Vanuatu Politicians. The pantheon dataset contains 15,577 Politicians, 13 of which were born in Vanuatu. This makes Vanuatu the birth place of the 130th most number of Politicians behind Côte d'Ivoire and Gabon.

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Ni-Vanuatu Politicians of all time. This list of famous Ni-Vanuatu Politicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Ni-Vanuatu Politicians.

1. Iolu Abil (1942 - )

With an HPI of 52.72, Iolu Abil is the most famous Ni-Vanuatu Politician. His biography has been translated into 36 different languages on wikipedia.

Iolu Johnson Abil (born 17 February 1942) is a Vanuatuan politician. He was elected and sworn in as the president of Vanuatu on 2 September 2009.

2. Baldwin Lonsdale (1948 - 2017)

With an HPI of 52.55, Baldwin Lonsdale is the 2nd most famous Ni-Vanuatu Politician. His biography has been translated into 36 different languages.

Baldwin Jacobson Lonsdale (5 August 1948 – 17 June 2017) was a Vanuatuan politician and Anglican priest who served as the president of Vanuatu from 22 September 2014 until his death in 2017.

3. Tallis Obed Moses (1954 - )

With an HPI of 51.91, Tallis Obed Moses is the 3rd most famous Ni-Vanuatu Politician. His biography has been translated into 27 different languages.

Tallis Obed Moses (born 24 October 1954) is a Vanuatuan politician and pastor who served as the president of Vanuatu from 6 July 2017 to 6 July 2022.

4. Roy Mata (1510 - 1300)

With an HPI of 50.94, Roy Mata is the 4th most famous Ni-Vanuatu Politician. His biography has been translated into 21 different languages.

Roi Mata (or Roy Mata, Roymata) was a powerful Melanesian chief in what is now Vanuatu. He is believed to have lived at the end of the 16th century, or the beginning of the 17th. In 2008, three sites associated with Roi Mata, on the islands of Efate, Lelepa and Eretoka, were made UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

5. Kalkot Mataskelekele (1949 - )

With an HPI of 48.91, Kalkot Mataskelekele is the 5th most famous Ni-Vanuatu Politician. His biography has been translated into 27 different languages.

Kalkot Mataskelekele Mauliliu (born 24 April 1949) is a Vanuatuan politician who served as the president of Vanuatu from 16 August 2004 to 16 August 2009.

6. Edward Natapei (1954 - 2015)

With an HPI of 40.34, Edward Natapei is the 6th most famous Ni-Vanuatu Politician. His biography has been translated into 25 different languages.

Edward Nipake Natapei Tuta Fanua`araki (17 July 1954 – 28 July 2015) was a Vanuatuan politician. He was the prime minister of Vanuatu on two occasions, and was previously the minister of Foreign Affairs briefly in 1991, the acting president of Vanuatu from 2 March 1999 to 24 March 1999 (during a time in which he was the speaker of Parliament) and the deputy prime minister. He was the president of the Vanua'aku Pati, a socialist, Anglophone political party.

7. Bob Loughman (1961 - )

With an HPI of 40.03, Bob Loughman is the 7th most famous Ni-Vanuatu Politician. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Bob Loughman Weibur (born 8 March 1961) is a Vanuatuan politician who served as Prime Minister of the Republic of Vanuatu between April 2020 and November 2022.

8. Donald Kalpokas (1943 - 2019)

With an HPI of 38.44, Donald Kalpokas is the 8th most famous Ni-Vanuatu Politician. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Donald Masike'Vanua Kalpokas (23 August 1943 – 20 March 2019) was a Vanuatuan politician and diplomat who twice served as Prime Minister of Vanuatu.

9. Walter Lini (1942 - 1999)

With an HPI of 37.37, Walter Lini is the 9th most famous Ni-Vanuatu Politician. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Walter Hadye Lin̄i (1942 – 21 February 1999) was a Raga Anglican priest and politician who was the first Prime Minister of Vanuatu, from independence in 1980 to 1991. He was born at Agatoa village, Pentecost Island. On his mother's side, he was a descendant of the high chief Virasangvulu, while on his father's side, he was descended from the famous weaver, Nuenue, as well as from the high chief Viralalau. Lini was a key figure in Vanuatu's struggle for independence. He was a key proponent of Melanesian socialism.

10. Serge Vohor (1955 - )

With an HPI of 37.12, Serge Vohor is the 10th most famous Ni-Vanuatu Politician. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Rialuth Serge Vohor (born 23 April 1955) is a Vanuatuan politician. He hails from the largest island of Vanuatu, Espiritu Santo, from Port Olry. He was a member of the Union of Moderate Parties, a centrist political party, until 2022. When his party came to power in 1991, Vohor became foreign minister of Vanuatu for the first of three times, until 1993. Vohor has been Prime Minister four times, from December 1995 to February 1996; from September 1996 to March 1998; from 28 July 2004, to 11 December 2004; and from 24 April 2011 to 13 May 2011. The latter, brief term was however voided by the Court of Appeal, deeming his election unconstitutional as he had been elected only by a majority of Members of Parliament (26 out of 52), not by an absolute majority. In October 2015, Vohor was one of 15 MPs to be convicted of bribery by the Vanuatu Supreme Court and was jailed for 3 years. Vohor was Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Kilman government at the time of his conviction.

People

Pantheon has 13 people classified as politicians born between 1510 and 1963. Of these 13, 8 (61.54%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living politicians include Iolu Abil, Tallis Obed Moses, and Kalkot Mataskelekele. The most famous deceased politicians include Baldwin Lonsdale, Roy Mata, and Edward Natapei. As of April 2022, 3 new politicians have been added to Pantheon including Bob Loughman, Donald Kalpokas, and Charlot Salwai.