Kausea Natano (born 5 July 1957)[1] is a politician who served as the Prime Minister of Tuvalu from 19 September 2019 to 26 February 2024.

[6] His continuous commitment to public service was evident as he retained his parliamentary seat in the 2010, 2015, and 2019 general elections.

[12] In December 2010, Toafa's government was ousted in a motion of no confidence, and Willy Telavi succeeded to the premiership.

In this vote, Natano and the entire Cabinet were ousted from office, as the opposition had gained a clear majority.

However, the economic cost of the pandemic was significant, with real gross domestic product growth falling from 13.8% in 2019 to -4.3 percent in 2020, although it recovered to 1.8% in 2021.

[31] Tuvalu, and other Pacific Ocean countries, support such a position on the impact on territorial boundaries caused by climate change.

The leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum countries published a declaration on 6 August 2021 that recalled the Pacific Islands Forum Members as having a long history of support for the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (the "Convention"), and which declaration ended with a proclamation: "that our maritime zones, as established and notified to the Secretary-General of the United Nations in accordance with the Convention, and the rights and entitlements that flow from them, shall continue to apply, without reduction, notwithstanding any physical changes connected to climate change-related sea-level rise.

"[32][33] Following the 2019 election, Natano became Prime Minister, replacing the incumbent Enele Sopoaga, who was characterized as "pro-Taiwan.