1. Joe Natuman was born on 24 November 1952 and is a Vanuatuan politician of the Vanua'aku Pati and former Prime Minister of Vanuatu.
10 Facts About Joe Natuman
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Joe Natuman is a graduate of the University of the South Pacific, and was an exchange student at the University of Papua New Guinea.
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Joe Natuman then worked as assistant registrar at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji, until 1995.
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Joe Natuman entered national politics when he was elected MP for Tanna, representing the Vanua'aku Pati, in the 1995 general election.
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Natapei's government was ousted in a motion of no confidence in December 2010, and Natuman sat on the Opposition benches until Serge Vohor ascended to the premiership in a successful motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Sato Kilman on Easter Sunday, 2011, and restored Natuman as Minister for Foreign Affairs.
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Three weeks later Vohor's election and premiership were voided by the Court of Appeal, and Joe Natuman lost his position in government.
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Transparency International subsequently praised Joe Natuman for having, as Minister for Foreign Affairs, "proceeded with a full clean-up" in the selling of diplomatic passports which had occurred frequently under previous governments.
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On 26 June 2011, Sato Kilman was elected Prime Minister by Parliament, and Joe Natuman lost his position in government.
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Joe Natuman was convicted of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice in 2018 and given a suspended sentence.
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Joe Natuman was pardoned by the President of Vanuatu, Tallis Obed Moses, in September 2021, which restores his eligibility to run for public office again.