David Tosul

David Tosul
MP
Minister for Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Fisheries and Biosecurity
In office
23 March 2013  11 June 2015
Prime Minister Moana Carcasses Kalosil
Joe Natuman
Preceded by Steven Kalsakau
Succeeded by Christope Emelee
MP for Pentecost
Assumed office
2 May 2002
Personal details
Political party National United Party (2002-2012)
People's Progress Party (2012-2013)
Land and Justice Party (2013-)
Alma mater University of the South Pacific

David Tosul is a Vanuatuan politician.

He studied at the Tagabe Agriculture College from 1982 to 1984, then studied agriculture at the Alafua campus at the University of the South Pacific in Apia, Samoa from 1989 to 1990. He worked in the field of agricultural administration before going into politics.[1]

Representing the centre-left National United Party, he was first elected to the Parliament of Vanuatu as MP for Pentecost Island in the 2002 general election. He retained his seat in 2004, 2008 and 2012.[1]

In April 2012, he crossed the floor to the People’s Progressive Party, led by the then Prime Minister Sato Kilman.[2] In March 2014, Kilman resigned, no longer having the support of a majority in Parliament. New Prime Minister Moana Carcasses Kalosil (of the Green Confederation) appointed Tosul as his Minister for Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Fisheries and Biosecurity.[3] In September 2013, Tosul joined Ralph Regenvanu's Land and Justice Party.[4]

With Regenvanu, he crossed the floor on 15 May 2014 to help bring down the Carcasses government. New Prime Minister Joe Natuman maintained Tosul at his post as Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.[5] He lost office on 11 June 2015 when the Natuman government was ousted in a motion of no confidence.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Bio sheet, Parliament of Vanuatu
  2. "Wells and Tosul join PPP", Vanuatu Daily Post, 25 April 2012
  3. "Nation's interest first: Carcasses”, Vanuatu Daily Post, 26 March 2013
  4. "MP Tosul joins GJP", Vanuatu Daily Service, 3 September 2013
  5. "Natuman names cabinet line-up", Vanuatu Digest, 16 May 2014
  6. "Vanuatu announces new cabinet after new prime minister Sato Kilman is elected", Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 12 June 2015
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