1989 Elections To The Parliament of Tuvalu
See also: Tuvaluan general election, 1989The general election was held on 26 March 1989. Naama Maheu Latasi was elected to represent the constituency of Nanumea and was the first woman elected to the Parliament of Tuvalu. Bikenibeu Paeniu was subsequently elected as Prime Minister, with a five-member Cabinet formed on 16 October 1989.
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