David Fulivai (styled Lord Fulivai)
[ (born 1 December 1977) is 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 noble, politician, and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga. He has previously served as Governor of Vava'u. He is the 10th Noble Fulivai since 2002.
He was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 2009 in a by-election following the appointment of Sione Laumanuʻuli Luani Lord Luani (18 June 1959 – 12 May 2010), born Sione Laumanuʻuli Luani, was a Tongan nobleman, Member of Parliament, and the Governor of Vavaʻu.
Education
The son of MP Tongaleva Luani, Luani attended Newington College in Australia between 197 ...
as Governor of Vava'u. When he elected, he became the youngest member of the Legislative Assembly. He lost his seat just over a year later at the 2010 Tongan general election
Early general elections under a new electoral law were held in Tonga on 25 November 2010. They determined the composition of the 2010 Tongan Legislative Assembly.
The early elections were announced by the new King George Tupou V in July 2008 sh ...
. In July 2011 he was appointed Governor of Vava'u, becoming its youngest Governor.
In October 2021 the High Court of New Zealand
The High Court of New Zealand ( mi, Te Kōti Matua o Aotearoa) is the superior court of New Zealand. It has general jurisdiction and responsibility, under the Senior Courts Act 2016, as well as the High Court Rules 2016, for the administration ...
ordered Fulivai and his wife to repay over $250,000 to a New Zealand businessman as part of a fraudulent land deal.[ In December 2021 the same businessman took action to recover a further $340,000 paid as part of a yellow fin tuna project.]
References
1977 births
Living people
Tongan nobles
Members of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga
Governors of Vavaʻu
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