Semisi Palu ‘Ifoni Tapueluelu (born October 28, 1949)[1] more commonly known as Semisi Tapueluelu, is a Tongan politician. He is the father of Mateni Tapueluelu.
Semisi Palu ‘Ifoni Tapueluelu | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Tongatapu 10 | |
| In office 25 November 2010 – 27 November 2014 | |
| Preceded by | none (constituency established) |
| Succeeded by | Pohiva Tuʻiʻonetoa |
| Majority | 6.0% |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 October 1949 |
| Political party | Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands |
After working as a prisons superintendent, he went into politics. His career in national politics began when he was elected People's Representative for the tenth constituency of Tongatapu in the November 2010 general election. Standing as a candidate for the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands, he obtained 26.6% of the vote, seeing off eleven other candidates.[2][3][4]
In July 2014 Tapueluelu was dumped as a Democratic Party candidate.[5] He ran as an independent in the 2014 Tongan general election, but was not re-elected.
Honours
edit- National honours
Order of the Crown of Tonga, Member (6 July 2021).[6]
References
edit- ^ Official biography on the website of the Parliament of Tonga
- ^ Official biography on the website of the Parliament of Tonga
- ^ "Election second round: in search of a Prime Minister" Archived 2011-08-07 at the Wayback Machine, Matangi Tonga (editorial), November 26, 2010
- ^ "KINGDOM OF TONGA LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS OF 25 NOVEMBER 2010". Adam Carr. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Tonga Democratic Party dumps four MPs". Radio New Zealand International. 2014-07-18. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
- ^ "King's Birthday awards". Matangi Tonga. 7 July 2021. Archived from the original on 8 July 2021.
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