Robert Rex
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| 1st Premier of Niue | |
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Governor-General | Dennis Blundell Keith Holyoake David Beattie Paul Reeves |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Young Vivian (Interim) |
| Constituency | Alofi South |
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| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". Anafonua, Avatele, Niue |
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". Halamahaga, Alofi South, Niue |
| Party | Niue People's Action Party |
| SpouseScript error: No such module "Detect singular". | Tuagatagaloa Patricia, Lady Rex |
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Sir Robert Richmond Rex KBE CMG (25 January 1909 – 12 December 1992) was the first Premier of the Pacific island state of Niue.
Early life and family
Rex was born in Alofi on 25 January 1909[1][2] to parents Leslie Lucas Richmond Rex, a European trader on Niue, and Fisimonomono Tufaina of Avatele Village in the south of Niue. He later settled down in Alofi, the capital of Niue, with his wife of that village, Patricia Rex, QSM (1918–2004).
Rex was the great-uncle of the rugby player Frank Bunce.[3]
Political career
Rex was Premier of Niue from its establishment as a self-governing territory on 19 October 1974 until his death in 1992.[4] Upon his death in office, he was succeeded by Mititaiagimene Young Vivian, until General Elections the following year resulted in the election of Frank Fakaotimanava Lui into office. Having served 18 years in office, he is Niue's longest serving Premier.
Although Rex was opposed to party politics on Niue, he was supported by the Niue People's Action Party after its formation in 1987. During his almost two decades in office, Rex held virtually all Government ministerial portfolios from time to time. His Cabinet of Ministers included prominent Niuean figures such as Dr Enetama Lipitoa, Mititaiagimene Young Vivian and Frank Fakaotimanava Lui, the latter two also going on to become Premiers of Niue.
Honours
In the 1973 New Year Honours, Rex was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for valuable services to the people of Niue.[5] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1977 Queen's Silver Jubilee and Birthday Honours.[6]
Rex was the first Niuean to receive a knighthood, being appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1984 New Year Honours.[7]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bain, Kenneth (16 December 1992). "Obituary: Sir Robert Rex". The Independent. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Interview with Sir Robert Rex". National Library of New Zealand. 1977. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.South Pacific and Micronesia. Lonely Planet. 2006. p. 358. ISBN 1-74104-304-2.
- ^ Niue Script error: No such module "webarchive"., country profile, Commonwealth Secretariat. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
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