Sir Fiatau Penitala Teo GCMG ISO MBE (23 July 1911 in Funafuti – 25 November 1998) was a political figure from the Pacific nation of Tuvalu.
[1] Teo was appointed as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1956 New Year Honours,[2] a Companion of the Imperial Service Order (ISO) in the 1970 New Year Honours,[3] and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) in 1979.
[4] When plans for Tuvalu, the former Ellice Islands colony, to become independent of the United Kingdom, the people of Tuvalu decided to retain Queen Elizabeth II as their head of state, and the post of Governor-General was established in 1978.
After stepping down as Governor-General in 1986, Teo was succeeded in that office by Sir Tupua Leupena.
9 Oct. 1962) was attorney general of Tuvalu (1991-2000); and acting secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum (2008).