Tomu Sione
Tomu Sione | |
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| 4th Governor-General of Tuvalu | |
| In office 1 December 1993 – 21 June 1994 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Bikenibeu Paeniu Kamuta Latasi |
| Preceded by | Sir Toaripi Lauti |
| Succeeded by | Sir Tulaga Manuella |
| 5th Speaker of the Parliament of Tuvalu | |
| In office 1998–2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Bikenibeu Paeniu Ionatana Ionatana Lagitupu Tuilimu Faimalaga Luka Koloa Talake |
| Preceded by | Tomasi Puapua |
| Succeeded by | Saloa Tauia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 November 1941 |
| Died | April 2016 (aged 74) |
Sir Tomu Malaefone Sione (17 November 1941 – April 2016) was a political figure from the Pacific nation of Tuvalu. He worked as a journalist from 1962 to 1968, and held the post of radio announcer in the Broadcasting and Information Department of the administration of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony (GEIC). He was the head of the southern Niutao clan. He was married to Segali.