Lupeti Finau (died 11 March 1979) was a

Tonga Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is a Polynesian country and archipelago. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in ...

n civil servant and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1978 until his death the following year.

Biography

Finau was one of the children of politician

Molitoni Finau Molitoni Fisilihoi "Moulton" Finau (22 March 1883 – 1 December 1965) was a Tongan politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1919 until his death, becoming Tonga's longest serving MP. Biography Finau was born in Nuku� ...

. He won a government scholarship to study at

Newington College , motto_translation = To Faith Add Knowledge , location = Inner West and Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales , country = Australia , coordinates = , pushpin_map = A ...

in Sydney, joining the school in 1933. Like his father, he excelled at sport, representing the school in athletics, cricket and rugby,Background information on Tupou College
Tupou College Sesquicentenary Tour and winning the school's 120 yard hurdles, high jump and shot put competitions in 1936. After returning to Tonga he joined the civil service, rising to become Taxation Commissioner, and later Deputy Commissioner of the Inland Revenue. He was also involved in rugby, coaching the

Hihifo Hihifo is the main village on the island of Niuatoputapu in the Kingdom of Tonga. Hihifo (which means 'west' in the Tongan language) is situated on the west side of Niuatoputapu and is the main centre for public and government facilities that se ...

team to victory in the Hellaby Shield in 1951, and later becoming president of the

Tonga Rugby Union The Tonga Rugby Union is the governing body of the sport of rugby union in Tonga. They are members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance (PIRA) along with Fiji and Samoa. There is a rugby union playing population of fewer than 800 out of a total p ...

.Tonga will play Rugby
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', March 1971, p51 He was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 1978 elections,People
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', June 1978, p22 but died in March 1979. His seat in the legislature was taken by his brother Tomiteau.Tomiteau Finau
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', February 1985, p57

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