Moʻale Finau

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Moʻale Finau
Governor of Ha'apai
In office
9 February 2015 – 26 June 2018
Prime MinisterʻAkilisi Pōhiva
Preceded byHavea Tu‘iha‘angana
Succeeded byMohenoa Puloka
Member of Parliament
for Haʻapai 12
In office
16 November 2017 – 18 November 2021
Preceded byViliami Hingano
Succeeded byViliami Hingano
In office
25 November 2010 – 27 November 2014
Preceded bynone (constituency established)
Succeeded byViliami Hingano
Majority11.1%
Personal details
Born10 February 1960
Political partyDemocratic Party of the Friendly Islands

Moʻale Finau (born February 10, 1960[1]) is a Tongan politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga.

He is a member of the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands.

Finau has a Master of Arts degree in Geography and a Certificate in Law.[1] He worked as a teacher, businessman and leadership training officer before entering politics.[1] He stood unsuccessfully as an independent for the seat of Haʻapai in both the 2005[2] and 2008[3] general elections. In the 2010 general election he stood in the new Haʻapai 12 constituency for the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands, and was elected with 31.9% of the vote.[4] He lost the seat by 4 votes in the 2014 election.

In February 2015 Finau was appointed Governor of Ha'apai.[5] In May 2016 he was charged with careless driving after injuring a man while driving in Tongatapu.[6] In September 2017 the Auditor-General found that he had unlawfully spent T$150,000 from a community development fund on his own projects.[7]

He was re-elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2017 Tongan general election. He lost his seat again in the 2021 Tongan general election.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Mo'ale Finau". Parliament of Tonga. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
  2. ^ "KINGDOM OF TONGA LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS OF 17 MARCH 2005". Adam Carr. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ "KINGDOM OF TONGA LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS OF 24 APRIL 2008". Adam Carr. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. ^ 2010 general election results, Matangi Tonga
  5. ^ "Commoner becomes governor of Tonga's Ha'apai". Radio New Zealand International. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Ha'apai Governor charged with careless driving after man injured". Kaniva Tonga. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Haʻapai governor regarded development fund as a blessing for his own projects, report says". Kaniva Tonga. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Tonga elects all-male parliament with nine new People's Reps". Matangi Tonga. 18 November 2021. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.


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