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Kausea Natano (born 1957) is the 13th Prime Minister of Tuvalu. Following the 2019 Tuvaluan general election, on 19 September 2019, the members of parliament elected Natano as prime minister. He is also serving as an MP for Funafuti, having also served as the country's deputy prime minister and minister for communications in former prime minister Willy Telavi's Cabinet (2010–2013). He was first elected to the Parliament in 2002. Before entering politics, Natano was the director of customs, and also served as assistant secretary in the ministry of finance and economic planning. (More...)