Tuagatagaloa Patricia Rex, Lady Rex (née Vatolo; 1918 – 21 January 2004) was a Niuean politician. The wife of Niue's first Premier Robert Rex, she was jointly one of the first women elected to the Niue Assembly. She also designed the flag of Niue.
Biography Born Patricia Tuagatagaloa Vatolo, Rex was from the village of Alofi. In 1941 she married Robert Rex and the couple had four children.Obituary: Sir Robert Rex The Independent, 16 December 1992 Her husband went on to become the Leader of Government Business, and in 1974 was appointed as the first Premier of Niue.
Rex contested the island-wide constituency in the April 1975 elections and was elected to the Niue Assembly, becoming one of the first women elected to the legislature alongside Lapati Paka.No Rex dynasty for Niue Pacific Islands Monthly, June 1975, p9 She remained a member of the Assembly until losing her seat in the 1993 elections.Vivian returned Pacific Islands Monthly, April 1993, p6 Rex also designed the flag of Niue,Toa Niue: Sir Robert Rex Reading Warrior which was adopted in 1975.
In the 1991 Queen's Birthday Honours, Rex was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for community service.
Rex died in Niue in January 2004.
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