Fofo Esera Tuisano is a Tokelauan politician serving as the Faipule of Fakaofo since March 2020.
[2] Prior to entering politics, he was active in the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP).
[1] Working with Administrator of Tokelau Ross Ardern, Tuisano's term was marked by the territory's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
I had only been elected for the first time as Faipule of Fakaofo and straight to the Ulu of Tokelau office in a global pandemic year that changed the norm for most countries in the world including Tokelau.
It has been a difficult year but we successfully repatriated over 100 of our families back to Tokelau and held on to be one of the few countries in the world that is free of COVID-19.