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From 11 February 2016 to 6 September 2019 he was Speaker of the Parliament, and in that role from 17 June 2017 to 6 July 2017 served as the acting president of Vanuatu upon the death of Baldwin Lonsdale.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"28 October 1955","date":"1955-10-28"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5398549#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Malakula Island","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q618594"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5398549#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Vanuatu","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q686"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5398549#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5398549#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Melanesian Progressive Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1150838"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5398549#P102"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Minister of Justice and Social Welfare (20 April 2020 – 4 November 2022)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109923898","start":"2020-04-20","end":"2022-11-04"},{"text":"President of Vanuatu (17 June 2017 – 6 July 2017)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q878217","start":"2017-06-17","end":"2017-07-06"},{"text":"Speaker of the Parliament of Vanuatu (11 February 2016 – 6 September 2019)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21094886","start":"2016-02-11","end":"2019-09-06"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5398549#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esmon_Saimon","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5398549"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Esmon Saimon born?","a":"Esmon Saimon was born on 28 October 1955 in Malakula Island."},{"q":"What positions has Esmon Saimon held?","a":"Positions held by Esmon Saimon include: Minister of Justice and Social Welfare (2020–2022); President of Vanuatu (2017–2017); Speaker of the Parliament of Vanuatu (2016–2019)."}],"related":[{"name":"Iolu Abil","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/iolu-abil"},{"name":"Kalkot Mataskelekele","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/kalkot-mataskelekele"},{"name":"Jean-Marie Léyé","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jean-marie-leye"},{"name":"Edward Natapei","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/edward-natapei"},{"name":"Ati George Sokomanu","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ati-george-sokomanu"},{"name":"John Bani","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/john-bani"},{"name":"Fred Timakata","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/fred-timakata"},{"name":"Josias Moli","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/josias-moli"},{"name":"Alfred Maseng","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/alfred-maseng"},{"name":"Onneyn Tahi","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/onneyn-tahi"},{"name":"Roger Abiut","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/roger-abiut"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/esmon-saimon-e76d467b09.jpg","width":220,"height":294,"license":"CC BY 4.0","credit":"Australian High Commission Port Vila","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Esmon_Saimon_2018.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Esmon Saimon","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esmon_Saimon","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q5398549","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5398549","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Esmon Saimon 2018.jpg by Australian High Commission Port Vila (CC BY 4.0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Esmon_Saimon_2018.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Esmon Saimon, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Esmon Saimon 2018.jpg — Australian High Commission Port Vila, CC BY 4.0.","cite":"\"Esmon Saimon\". DigiNepal. Last updated 8 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/esmon-saimon. Retrieved 8 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-08T08:56:59Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-08","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/esmon-saimon","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/esmon-saimon","ne":null}}