Bruno Leingkone

Bruno Leingkone Tau was a Vanuatuan politician and a member of the Parliament of Vanuatu from Ambrym as a member of the National United Party.^[1]

The Honourable Bruno Leignkone Tau MP
Leingkone in 2016
MP for Ambrym
In office 2012–2022
Personal details
Born	(1968-10-12) 12 October 1968 (age 56)
Political party	National United Party

Career

In February 2016, Prime Minister Charlot Salwai appointed Leingkone Minister of Foreign Affairs.^[2] He was replaced by Ralph Regenvanu in 2018. In 2019, he was elected president of the NUP.^[3] Leingkone also served as Minister for Climate Change. During his tenure, he broke COVID-19 protocols, which led to a boycott of a parliamentary sitting by opposition members of parliament.^[4]

In October 2023, Speaker of Parliament Seule Simeon declared Leingkone's seat vacant after he missed three consecutive sittings^[5] without a leave of absence to receive medical treatment in South Korea.^[6] Leingkone appealed the decision to the Supreme Court, which confirmed the decision,^[5] and to the Court of Appeals, which declined to hear his appeal.^[7]