Moʻale Finau

Moʻale Finau (born February 10, 1960[1]) is a Tongan politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga. He is currently Governor of Ha'apai.

Moʻale Finau
Member of Parliament
for Haʻapai 12
Assumed office
16 November 2017
Preceded byViliami Hingano
Member of Parliament
for Haʻapai 12
In office
25 November 2010  27 November 2014
Preceded bynone (constituency established)
Succeeded byViliami Hingano
Majority11.1%
Personal details
Born10 February 1960
Political partyDemocratic Party of the Friendly Islands

He is a member of the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands.

Finau has a Master of Arts degree in Geography and a Certificate in Law.[1] He worked as a teacher, businessman and leadership training officer before entering politics.[1] He stood unsuccessfully as an independent for the seat of Haʻapai in both the 2005[2] and 2008[3] general elections. In the 2010 general election he stood in the new Haʻapai 12 constituency for the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands, and was elected with 31.9% of the vote.[4] He lost the seat by 4 votes in the 2014 election.

In February 2015 Finau was appointed Governor of Ha'apai.[5] He was re-elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2017 Tongan general election.

References

  1. "Mo'ale Finau". Parliament of Tonga. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
  2. 2005 general election results, government of Tonga
  3. 2008 general election results, government of Tonga
  4. 2010 general election results, Matangi Tonga
  5. "Commoner becomes governor of Tonga's Ha'apai". Radio New Zealand International. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.



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