List of leaders of Mava Council

Leader of Mava Council Taapiit Maava Puuaqat
Emblem of Mava
Incumbent Kausaanek Malaati since 22 March 2023
Style	No courtesy title or style
Member of	Cabinet Committee
Seat	Paas
Appointer	Mava Council
Term length	No fixed term
Inaugural holder	Paaliuk Kaasatok
Formation	1929
Website	http://mava.mv/puuaqat

The Leader of Mava Council (Mavean: Taapiit Maava Puuaqat) is the presiding officer of Mava's local parliament and chair of its cabinet. Although not officially designated as such, the leader is de facto head of government. They are elected by Mava Council and serve at its pleasure.

The post was created alongside the Council, as part of the process of instituting limited local government. The post is roughly equivalent of a state governor and the mayor of a municipality.

The current Leader of the Council is Kausaanek Malaati, who took office on 22 March 2023.

List of leaders (1929-present)

No.	Image	Leader	Election	Term
1		Muluquk Saasavat	1929	1929 - 1937
			1932
			1935

!From !Until !Time in office |- |#1||Muluquk Saasavat|| ||1929||1937||7 years, 303 days||First head of government |- |#2||Taakamalak Taasamap|| ||1937||1940||3 years, 62 days|| |- |#3||Mulat Piiselakugatik|| ||1940||1946||6 years, 0 days|| |- |#4||Paasalikat Maasukayip|| ||1946||1955||9 years, 3 days|| |- |#5||Keemiisak Taamakamapisakikat|| ||1955||1972||17 years, 118 days|| |- |#6||Paaliuk Kaasatok|| ||1972||1976||3 years, 249 days|| |- |#7||Kiigiak Taaquyok||||1976||1980||4 years, 118 days|| |- |#8||Kussilaakug Kagaaq|| ||1980||1986||5 years, 242 days|| |- |#9||Pigaqamituuk Okulivaat|| ||1986||1992||6 years, 6 days|| |- |#10||Naasukkit Mikanaark|| ||1992||2000||7 years, 363 days|| |- |#11||Niqimuyaak Maait|| ||2000||2004||4 years, 2 days|| |- |#12||Kiqoona Saarnerk|| ||2004||2012||7 years, 363 days||First female leader |- |#13||Akinvik Sipputi|| ||2012||2016||4 years, 2 days|| |- |#14||Paqtuq Maagamarak|| ||2016||2023||6 years, 303 days||Resigned due to ill-health |- |#15||Kausaanek Malaati|| ||2023||Incumbent||1 year, 45 days|| |}

See also

• Politics of Mava
• Mava Council

External links

• Leader. Mava Council