Hon. Havea Tui'ha'ateiho (17 March 1910 – 4 February 1962) was a

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and politician. He held several ministerial posts, including serving as Deputy Premier.

Biography

Tui'ha'ateiho was born Sione Fatukimotulalo, the son of Hon. Havea Tui'ha'ateiho Kelepi Fulilangi Havea (1874–1940) and Sinalauli'i Mafile'o (1878–1928). He was educated at

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and

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in Australia, where he studied under the name John Fatu from 1919 until 1922. In 1923 he joined the civil service, working as a clerk.Hon. Havea Tui'ha'ateiho
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', April 1962, p137 He became Governor of

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in 1929, and then Governor of

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in 1932. In 1933 he married Leafa'itulangi Seumanutafa, the daughter of a Samoan Chief. Tui'ha'ateiho joined the

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in 1946 as Acting Minister of Police. In the same year he was appointed Minister of Lands and Works. In 1949 he became Minister of Works, before being appointed Deputy Premier in 1953. He retired in 1960. Tui'ha'ateiho died in February 1962 and was given a state funeral.

References

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