About Billy Talagi
Billy Talagi was a politician.
Billy Graham Talagi is a Niuean politician, former member of the Niue Assembly, and current speaker of the Niue Assembly. He has represented the village of Avatele in the Niue Assembly continuously since 1999. In 2005, 2008, and 2014 he was elected unopposed. In 2014 he was made Minister of Natural Resources in the Cabinet of Toke Talagi. In 2017 he was made Minister for Education and Social Services. In 2019 he served as Acting Prime Minister while Toke Talagi was receiving medical treatment in New Zealand.
In May 2018 Talagi was discharged without conviction after pleading guilty to assaulting MP Terry Coe outside the Niuean Assembly.
He contested the common roll in the 2020 Niuean general election but failed to win a seat. He was re-elected at the 2023 election. After Talagi lost his common roll seat in the 2026 election, he would be elected as speaker of the Niue Assembly in a 12–8 vote over Togia Sioneholo.
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Who was Billy Talagi?
Niuean politician
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Billy Talagi was a politician.
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Billy Talagi's recorded nationality: Niue.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Billy Talagi. https://biography.guide/billy-talagi/
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