monarch predecessor successor death_date office primeminister birth_date term_start article_title term_end name
elizabeth ii sir fiatau penitala teo sir toaripi lauti 24 november 1996 governor-general of tuvalu tomasi puapua bikenibeu paeniu 1922 1 march 1986 tupua leupena
 1 october 1990 sir tupua leupena
tupua leupena

sir tupua leupena , gcmg , mbe -lrb- 1922 - november 24 , 1996 -rrb- was a political figure from the pacific nation of tuvalu .
leupena was appointed the speaker of the parliament from 1981 to 1985 during the prime ministerships of toaripi lauti and tomasi puapua .
