Succession and Subsequent Career
See also: Tuvaluan general election, 2006On 14 August 2006 he was succeeded as Prime Minister by Apisai Ielemia. Toafa continued to serve as a member of the Parliament of Tuvalu as the Leader of the Opposition from 2006 until 2010.
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