# Pascal Iauko

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{{Short description|Vanuatuan politician (born 1986)}}
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| name             = Harry Pascal Sebastien Iauko
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| party            = [Iauko Group](/source/Iauko_Group) <small>(until October 2013)</small><br />[Vanua'aku Pati](/source/Vanua'aku_Pati) <small>(from October 2013)</small>
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'''Harry Pascal Sebastien Iauko''', born 16 May 1986,<ref>[http://www.dailypost.vu/content/iauko’s-son-wins-tanna-seat "IAUKO’S SON WINS TANNA SEAT"], ''Vanuatu Daily Post'', 30 May 2013</ref> is a [Vanuatu](/source/Vanuatu)an politician.

==Career==
He entered politics at an unexpectedly young age, following the death of his father [Harry Iauko](/source/Harry_Iauko), MP for [Tanna](/source/Tanna_(island)) and Minister for Infrastructure, Public Utilities and Public Service in Prime Minister [Sato Kilman](/source/Sato_Kilman)'s government, on 10 December 2012. Harry Iauko's death led to a [by-election](/source/2013_Tanna_by-election) for his seat in [Parliament](/source/Parliament_of_Vanuatu). By the time the election was held on May 27, the Kilman government had lost its majority in Parliament and resigned; [Moana Carcasses](/source/Moana_Carcasses_Kalosil) (of the [Green Confederation](/source/Green_Confederation)) was the new Prime Minister, leading a broad coalition government. In the by-election, Pascal Iauko stood as the candidate of the [Iauko Group](/source/Iauko_Group), a small political movement which had been headed by his father, after his break-away from the [Vanua'aku Pati](/source/Vanua'aku_Pati). Parties within the Opposition coalition tacitly endorsed him and did not stand against him, while the main parties within the coalition government each stood a candidate. Thus, "the seat was contested by almost a united opposition against a divided government side". Iauko's youth and "quiet demeanour" were commented upon, but he was also endorsed by local elders.

His father, despite having been a highly controversial figure, convicted in 2011 for [aiding and abetting](/source/aiding_and_abetting) intentional assault (having supervised the beating up of a journalist who had criticised him), had remained popular on Tanna, where there remained a strong tradition of handing on leadership positions to family members of deceased leaders.<ref name="PP">[http://pacificpolitics.com/2013/06/voting-behaviour-and-by-elections-in-vanuatu/ "By-elections and voting behaviour in Vanuatu"], Pacific Institute of Public Policy, June 2013</ref> Pascal Iauko, at the age of just 27, was elected in a landslide victory, with the largest vote tally in the country's history. He secured 4,017 votes, a record, corresponding to 32% of the vote, with a record lead of 1,341 votes (10.7%) over his closest opponent, and joined the Opposition benches.<ref name="PP" />

In October 2013, the Iauko Group, under the leadership of [Tony Nari](/source/Tony_Nari), merged back into the Vanua'aku Pati, and joined Prime Minister Carcasses' parliamentary majority. From then on, Pascal Iauko sat as a Vanua'aku Pati government backbencher.<ref>[http://www.dailypost.vu/content/iauko-group-and-vp-unite "IAUKO GROUP AND VP UNITE"], ''Vanuatu Daily Post'', 22 October 2013</ref>

==Conviction==
On 22 October 2015, he was found guilty of bribery, was sentenced to three years in prison, and lost his seat in Parliament.<ref>[http://parliament.gov.vu/index.php/memebers/members-of-the-10th-legislature "Members of the 10th Legislature"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223150932/http://parliament.gov.vu/index.php/memebers/members-of-the-10th-legislature |date=2015-02-23 }}, Parliament of Vanuatu</ref>

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