Sato Kilman
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Sato Kilman is the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister in the Government of Vanuatu.[1] He is a member of the Melanesian Progressive Party and is an MP from Lakatoro on Malekula island.
Kilman and Ham Lini led the opposition to the Serge Vohor government when it took office in July 2004. Soon, however, Lini joined a coalition government with Vohor, as did members of Kilman's own party, including Barak Sope. Kilman then became known as the leader of the opposition, and became a particularly strong critic of Vohor's attempts to establish relations with Taiwan. He called for the arrest of Taiwanese whom he felt were trying to plot Vanuatu's foreign policy. In December 2004, Kilman filed the no confidence motion which deposed Vohor and made Lini prime minister. In the new cabinet established on December 13, 2004, Kilman was rewarded by becoming Lini's deputy, as well as taking the position of foreign minister.
