Maʻafu Tukuiʻaulahi
Maʻafu Siosaʻia Lausiʻi | |
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Minister for Lands, Survey, Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change | |
Assumed office 4 January 2011 | |
Prime Minister | Lord Tuʻivakanō |
Preceded by |
Lord Tuita (Lands, Survey & Natural Resources) Himself (Environment and Climate Change) |
Minister for the Environment and Climate Change | |
In office July 2009 – 4 January 2011 | |
Prime Minister | Feleti Sevele |
Succeeded by | Himself |
Member of Parliament for Tongatapu | |
Assumed office 23 April 2008 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1955 (age 62–63) |
Political party | none (Nobles' Representative) |
Spouse(s) | Princess Lavinia Mataʻotahone Tukuʻaho |
Children |
Hon. Tevita ʻUnga Lausiʻi Hon. Lavinia Fangaʻaka Lausiʻi |
Parents |
Hon. Tevita ʻUngamotangitau Lausiʻi Hon. Peti Lausiʻi |
Siosaʻia Lausiʻi,[1] but since his installation on 30 Oct 1997 with the noble title 10th Maʻafu (shortened for Maʻafu Tukuʻiʻaulahi, meaning Maʻafu put in the strong current, after a happening with an ancestor around 1820), better known as Lord Maʻafu (of Vaini), is a Tongan politician, former military officer, and member of the Tongan nobility.
He enrolled in the Tonga Defence Services on 3 March 1975, and was commissioned "the same year to become Platoon Commander of the Tonga Royal Guards". He served as a commissioned officer, rising to the rank of Commanding Officer of Land Force in 2000, before serving as Private Secretary to King Taufaʻahau Tupou IV from 2001 to 2006.[2][3]
He went into politics in 2008, elected to the Legislative Assembly as a Nobles' Representative for Tongatapu, receiving ten votes from fellow electors of the nobility in the general election in April.[4] In July 2009, he was appointed Minister for the Environment and Climate Change in Prime Minister Feleti Sevele's Cabinet.[5][6]
He retained his seat in the November 2010 general election, again receiving ten votes.[7] He was then appointed Minister for Lands, Survey, Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change in Prime Minister Lord Tuʻivakanō's Cabinet;[8] legislation enacted in 2010 prescribed that only a Nobles' Representative could be appointed Minister for Lands.[9]
Lord Maʻafu, named as Tonga's new Deputy Prime Minister on 6 September 2017; had been Tonga's Acting Prime Minister since 1 September.[10]
Honours [11]
- National honours
King Taufaʻahau Silver Jubilee Medal (4 July 1992). Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. General Service Medal (Bougainville).
- Foreign honours
The US Army Commendation Medal.
References
- ↑ Genealogy
- ↑ "Lord Ma'afu - Tonga's Lands & Environment Minister" Archived 2012-08-05 at Archive.is, Tongan government portal, 16 January 2011
- ↑ Biography Archived 2011-10-09 at the Wayback Machine. on the website of the Parliament of Tonga and another
- ↑ "Former Speaker Tu'iha'angana loses seat in Nobles election", Matangi Tonga, April 28, 2008
- ↑ Biography Archived 2011-10-09 at the Wayback Machine. on the website of the Parliament of Tonga
- ↑ "Only three nobles chosen in 'able' new Tongan cabinet", Pacific Media Centre, January 3, 2011
- ↑ "Vaea and Tu'ilakepa to enter House in Nobles seats", Matangi Tonga, November 25, 2010
- ↑ "First meeting of Tonga's new Cabinet", Matangi Tonga, January 5, 2011
- ↑ "Crown Prince not elected as Noble Representative" Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine., Taimi Media Network, December 1, 2010
- ↑ Matangitonga
- ↑ Government of Tonga