Fatafehi Fakafanua

Fatafehi Fakafānua, known before ascending to his title as Fatafehi Kinikinilau Lolomana‘ia Fakafānua (born 20 March 1985), is a Tongan politician, Lord of the Realm and former Speaker of the Tongan Legislative Assembly. He is the 8th Fakafānua.[1]

Lord

Fakafanua
Fatafehi Fakafanua in 2013
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
December 2017
Prime MinisterʻAkilisi Pōhiva
Semisi Sika (Acting)
Pohiva Tuʻiʻonetoa
Preceded byTu'ivakano
In office
19 July 2012 – 29 December 2014
Prime MinisterTuʻivakanō
Preceded byLord Lasike
Succeeded byTu'ivakano
Member of Parliament
for Ha‘apai
In office
23 April 2008 – 26 November 2014
Succeeded byTu'iha'angana
Personal details
Born (1985-03-20) 20 March 1985
Political partynone (Nobles' Representative)
Spouse(s)Krystal Fane Kite
ParentsHon. Dr Kinikinilau Tūtoatasi Fakafānua
Princess Sinaitakala 'Ofeina-'e-he-Langi Fakafānua

Biography

He is the son of late Kinikinilau Tūtoatasi, 7th Lord Fakafānua and estate holder of Ma'ufanga, and Princess Sinaitakala 'Ofeina-'e-he-Langi Fakafānua. She has a brother, Fakaola mei Langi ʻItafuaʻatonga Tūtoatasi Fakafānua and a sister, the Crown Princess of Tonga, Sinaitakala Tu'imatamoana 'i Fanakavakilangi Fakafānua.

Through his mother, he is a member of the Tongan royal family and, of her own right, in line to the country's throne.

He was bestowed with the title Fakafānua, one of the thirty-three hereditary titles of the Tongan nobility, on 24 April 2006.[2] The title is attached to the estates of Ma'ufanga (on Tongatapu), Nga'akau (on Vava'u) and Faleloa (on Ha'apai), and enables its holder to be elected to the Legislative Assembly as a Representative of the Nobility. During the 2008 by-election he was elected as a representative for Ha'apai, the youngest member ever of the Tongan Parliament. He was re-elected in the November 2010 general election.[3]

On 19 July 2012 he was elected Speaker of the Tongan Legislative Assembly following Lord Lasike's removal from office.[4] He was Tonga's youngest ever Speaker.

On 1 August 2008, King George Tupou V appointed Fakafānua Commander of the Order of Queen Sālote Tupou III.

Personal life

On 15 October 2014 he married Krystal Fane Kite, daughter of Tonga's former High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, the late Sione Kite.

Honours
National honours

References
  1. Genealogy
  2. "New noble bestowed with title", Pacnews, 27 April 2006
  3. "Lord Fakafānua", Parliament of Tonga
  4. "Tonga names new Speaker after Lord Lasike barred from Parliament". Radio New Zealand International. 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-07-19.



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.