Honourable Simon Kofe was appointed as the Minister for Justice, Communication and Foreign Affair in the cabinet of Kausea Natano following the 2019 Tuvalu general election. He was educated in a primary school at Marist Brothers in Suva. He attended Secondary School in various schools while his parent worked in several countries of Ocenia. Hon. Kofe earns a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of the South Pacific in 2004, followed a Master’s degree in International Maritime Law from the University of Malta in 2014. Hon. Kofe was appointed as Senior Magistrate on September 2014.