 Prior to Ielemia's appointment as Prime Minister, the average length of Prime Ministerial terms of office had been considerably shorter; this history underscored the relative stability of his government, and by extension, the underlying parliamentary system which supported it.Ielemia was one of 10 MPs who were re-elected to parliament in the 2010 general election.As of September 2006, the government of Prime Minister Apisai Ielemia consisted of the following members