Aiono Fina'i Tile Gafa (born ~1961) is a Samoan politician. He is a member of the

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. Aiono was educated at Fasito'o-uta Primary School and Leulumoega Fou College. He lived in New Zealand and

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, then returned to Samoa in the 1980s, where he worked for the Peace Corps. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa in the 2004 A'ana Alofi No 1 By-election. He was re-elected at the 2006 election. He lost his seat at the 2011 election. He stood unsuccessfully at the

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, after which he lodged an electoral petition alleging corruption and bribery against Speaker of the House Leaupepe Toleafoa Faafisi. The petition was later withdrawn. He unsuccessfully contested the 2021 election. He was re-elected to Parliament in the

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, winning by just 19 votes.

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Living people 1961 births People from A'ana Members of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa Human Rights Protection Party politicians {{Samoa-politician-stub