The Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat is the chief executive officer of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS).[1] The Secretariat is based in Suva, Fiji.
The Secretary General of the Secretariat is appointed to a three-year term in office by the leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum member states.[2] The Secretary General reports directly to the leaders of the member states and the Forum Officials' Committee (FOC).[2] He or she automatically serves as the permanent chairman or chairwoman of the Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific (CROP).[2]
The Secretary General is responsible for a variety of roles and responsibilities within the Pacific Islands Forum and the Secretariat. The responsibilities to PIF member states and observers include the following:
Please note: Dates may not be correct.
No. | Image | Name | Country | Took office | Left office |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Directors of the South Pacific Bureau for Economic Co-operation | |||||
1 | ![]() |
Mahe Tupouniua | ![]() |
November 1972 | 1980 |
2 | Gabriel Gris | ![]() |
1980 | 1982 (died in office) | |
– | John Sheppard (acting) | ![]() |
1982 | January 1983 | |
3 | ![]() |
Mahe Tupouniua | ![]() |
January 1983 | January 1986 |
4 | Henry Naisali | ![]() |
January 1986 | September 1988 | |
Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum | |||||
– | Henry Naisali | ![]() |
September 1988 | January 1992 | |
5 | ![]() |
Ieremia Tabai | ![]() |
January 1992 | January 1998 |
6 | Noel Levi | ![]() |
February 1998 | 16 May 2004 | |
7 | Greg Urwin | ![]() |
16 May 2004 | 2 May 2008 (resigned) | |
– | ![]() |
Feleti Teo (acting) | ![]() |
2 May 2008 | 13 October 2008 |
8 | ![]() |
Tuiloma Neroni Slade | ![]() |
13 October 2008 | 4 December 2014 |
9 | ![]() |
Meg Taylor | ![]() |
4 December 2014 | 24 May 2021 |
10 | ![]() |
Henry Puna[4] | ![]() |
24 May 2021 | Incumbent |