Panapasi Nelesoni

Panapasi Nelesoni is a Tuvaluan politician. He was previously a civil servant, including being the Secretary to the Government.
He was elected to parliament to represent Nukufetau in a by-election held on 30 June 2023.
In August 2023, Nelesoni was appointed as the Minister for Justice, Communications, and Foreign Affairs. to succeed Simon Kofe, who resigned as the minister to focus on parliamentary work to amend the Constitution.
During Nelesoni's term as foreign minister, prime minister Kausea Natano signed the Australia–Tuvalu Falepili Union, a bilateral treaty which covered migration, climate change, security arrangements and their bilateral diplomatic relationship.
Nelesoni was re-elected in the 2024 [Tuvaluan general election|2024 general election]. He was appointed Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Finance and Development in the Teo Ministry.