Hon. Tu'i'afitu (21 December 1933 – 4 October 2005), born Samisoni Fonomanu Tu'i'afitu, was a Tongan nobleman, Member of Parliament, and the Governor of

Vavaʻu Vavau is an island group, consisting of one large island ( ʻUtu Vavaʻu) and 40 smaller ones, in Tonga. It is part of Vavaʻu District, which includes several other individual islands. According to tradition, the Maui god created both Tongata ...

Education

Tu'i'afitu was educated at Tonga High School and then in Australia at Newington College (1953–1955).Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) Part 1 pp 201 He then attended Seddon Memorial Technical College in Auckland, New Zealand.Hon. Samisoni Fonomanu Tu'i'afitu The Noble Tu'i'afitu
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Public service career

He joined the Tongan Civil Service as a clerk in 1962 and was promoted to the role of administrative officer at Fua'amotu International Airport in 1968. He became senior administration officer at the airport in 1984 and then senior administration officer of the Lupepau'u Airport in Vavaʻu in 1987.

Parliament

Tu'i'afitu served as Minister of Lands, Survey, and Natural Resources.

Governor

Hon. Tu'i'afitu was appointed to the Noble title of ''Tu'i'afitu'' in 1976 and as Acting Governor of Vavaʻu in 1988 and then Governor of Vavaʻu in 1991.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tu'i'afitu 1933 births 2005 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga People educated at Newington College Tongan Methodists Tongan nobles Government ministers of Tonga Governors of Vavaʻu