Cabinet
01Prime Minister's Office
The executive authority of His Majesty is exercised on his behalf by the Niue Cabinet of Ministers
This comprises the Prime Minister and three other members of the Niue Assembly. Cabinet is constitutionally responsible for exercising the general authority of Niue and has the general direction and control of the executive government of Niue.
The Prime Minister is the leader of the government and the chair of Cabinet. He is elected by the Niue Assembly members at the Assembly’s first meeting after a general election. Election is by an absolute majority of the members present and voting at that Assembly meeting. The Prime Minister nominates three members of the Assembly for appointment as Ministers and allocates portfolios among the members of Cabinet.
02Ministers
Prime Minister of Niue
Hon Dalton Tagelagi
Prime Minister of Niue and Minister for Central Agencies & Commercial Agencies.
- Date First Elected to the Niue Legislative Assembly – 2008
- Member of the 18th Niue Legislative Assembly
8 May 2023 – 8 May 2026
Re-Elected as Prime Minister for the 18th Niue Legislative Assembly Currently on his 5th Term
Minister for Central Agencies
Re-elected as Member of the Niue Legislative Assembly for Alofi South Constituency
Minister for Commercial Agencies
10 June 2020
Elected as Premier of Niue at the 17th Niue Legislative Assembly
Minister for Central Agencies Minister for Commercial Agencies
30 May 2020
Re-Elected as Member of the Niue Legislative Assembly for Alofi South Constituency
2017 – 2020
Re-Elected as Member of the Niue Legislative Assembly for Alofi South Constituency
Cabinet Minister for Natural Resources
2014 – 2017
Re-Elected as Member of the Niue Legislative Assembly for Alofi South Constituency
Cabinet Minister for Infrastructure
2011 – 2014
Re-Elected as Member of the Niue Legislative Assembly for Alofi South Constituency
Member Assisting Minister (MAM) to the Premier of Niue
2008 – 2011
Elected as Member of the Niue Legislative Assembly for Alofi South Constituency
Finance and Infrastructure
Hon Crossley Tatui
Minister for the Ministry of Finance and Infrastructure
- Date First Elected to the Niue Legislative Assembly – 2011
- Member of the 18th Niue Legislative Assembly
8 May 2023 – 8 May 2026
Re-Elected as Common Roll Member for the 18th Niue Legislative Assembly Currently on his 5th Term
Minister for the Ministry of Finance and Infrastructure
2020 – 2023
Elected as Common Roll Member at the 17th Niue Legislative Assembly
Minister for the Ministry of Finance and Infrastructure
2014 – 2017
Elected as Common Roll Member of the Niue Legislative Assembly
Member of the Public Accounts Committee and Member of the Bills Committee
2011 – 2014
Elected as Common Roll Member of the Niue Legislative Assembly
Member of the Public Accounts Committee and Member of the Bills Committee
Natural Resources
Honourable Mona Ainu’u
Minister for the Ministry of Natural Resources
- Date First Elected to the Niue Legislative Assembly – 2017
- Member of the 18th Niue Legislative Assembly
8 May 2023 – 8 May 2026
Re-Elected as the Member of the Tuapa Village Constituency. Currently on her 3rd Term
Minister for the Ministry of Natural Resources
2020 – 2023
Elected as Member of the Tuapa Village Constituency at the 17th Niue Legislative Assembly
Minister for the Ministry of Natural Resources
2017 – 2020
Elected as Member of the Tuapa Village Constituency
Member Assisting the Minister for the Ministry of Natural Resources (to Hon. Dalton Tagelagi)
Social Services
Honourable Sonya Talagi
Minister for the Ministry of Social Services
- Date First Elected to the Niue Legislative Assembly – 2023
- Member of the 18th Niue Legislative Assembly
8 May 2023 – 8 May 2026
Elected as the Common Roll Member for the 18th Niue Legislative Assembly Currently on her 1st Term
Minister for the Ministry of Social Services