Frank Fakaotimanava Lui CNZM (19 November 1935 – 9 July 2021) was a Niuean politician, who served as the premier of the Pacific Island state of Niue from 1993 to 1999.
[1][failed verification] On leaving school, he joined the New Zealand merchant navy, and was immediately caught up in the prolonged and acrimonious waterfront dispute of 1951.
[3] He was re-elected unopposed[citation needed] in the 1975 election and was appointed Minister of Electricity, Fisheries, Forests, Tourism, and Works.
[7] In March 1994, Finance Minister Sani Lakatani resigned from Cabinet, but was reinstated by Lui in the leadup to a confidence vote.
[10] A series of tied confidence votes followed, and the government was effectively unable to pass legislation through the Assembly for the rest of its term.
[12] Lui's second-term was more stable, and the government was able to pass anti-corruption laws and a ban on drift-net fishing in its Exclusive Economic Zone.