Kaveinga Faʻanunu

Kaveinga Faʻanunu (July 30, 1962[1] – July 24, 2011[2]) was a Tongan politician

Kaveinga Faʻanunu
Member of Parliament
for Tongatapu 9
In office
25 November 2010 – 24 July 2011
Preceded bynone (constituency established)
Succeeded byFalisi Tupou
Majority18.5%
Personal details
Born30 July 1962
Died24 July 2011 (aged 48)
Nukuʻalofa
Political partyDemocratic Party of the Friendly Islands

Having a Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry, he worked for nine years in various "forestry, agroforestry and managerial" positions in the government's forestry department, before going into politics. This included working for a time as Chief Executive Officer of Tonga Timber, a government-owned company.[3][4]

His brief career in national politics began when he was elected People's Representative for the ninth constituency of Tongatapu in the November 2010 general election. Standing as a candidate for the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands, he obtained 34% of the vote, seeing off fourteen other candidates.[5]

He died seven months later, on July 24, 2011, of "head and neck cancer", at Vaiola Hospital in Nukuʻalofa.[6][7]

References
  1. Official biography on the website of the Parliament of Tonga
  2. "Tongatapu MP dies", Matangi Tonga, July 25, 2011
  3. Official biography on the website of the Parliament of Tonga
  4. "Tonga Timber to be investigated over possible fraud" Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, Taimi Media Network, December 22, 2010
  5. Official biography on the website of the Parliament of Tonga
  6. "Tongatapu MP dies", Matangi Tonga, July 25, 2011
  7. "Tongatapu 9 MP passed away", Parliament of Tonga, July 25, 2011



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