Donald Kalpokas

Donald Kalpokas Masike - Vanua ( born August 23, 1943 in Efate, New Hebrides ) is a politician and former Prime Minister of Vanuatu.

Political Activities before independence

In June 1971 he founded together with John Bennett Bani and Walter Lini Hadye the " New Hebridian Culture Association ", which sought to combine the traditional lifestyles and Western influences. This association quickly developed the " New Hebrides National Party ", which was later known as " Vanua'aku Pati ".

Political activities after independence

After independence, he belonged to the government of Walter Lini Hadye in 1983 and from 1987 to 1991 Minister of Foreign Affairs.

September 6, 1991 to September 16, 1991, he was a successor to Prime Minister Lini itself of a transitional government. From March 30, 1998 until November 25, 1999, he was again Prime Minister and held temporarily (1998) and the Office of the Secretary of State after his " Vanua'aku Pati " had received in the elections 18 of the 52 seats in the Legislative Assembly. Together with Lini 's " National United Party ", which won 11 seats, he formed a coalition government and triggered by the previous Prime Minister Serge Vohor from.

In August 2004 Kalpokas unsuccessful candidate for president. After Willie David Saul had not reached 27 and Kalpokas by 26 votes the constitutional majority of votes in the ballot on 13 August 2004 and the ballots on 16 August 2004 initially provided no majority in favor of the candidates, the Supreme Judge, that the should meet election meeting to the constitutional election of a president. Kalpokas withdrew his candidacy, so that eventually Kalkot Mataskelekele with 49 votes was elected on 7 votes for Saul as President.