Semisi Fakahau Explained

Semisi Fakahau
Office2:Minister for Fisheries
Primeminister2:Siaosi Sovaleni
Term Start2:28 December 2021
Term End2:27 October 2022
Predecessor2:Lord Tuʻilakepa
Primeminister3:ʻAkilisi Pōhiva
Term Start3:30 December 2014
Term End3:10 October 2019
Predecessor3:Sangster Saulala
Successor3:Lord Tuʻilakepa
Office4:Minister for Agriculture, Food, and Forests
Primeminister4:ʻAkilisi Pōhiva
Term Start4:30 December 2014
Term End4:23 January 2019
Predecessor4:Sangster Saulala
Successor4:Losaline Ma'asi
Constituency Mp5:Tongatapu 8
Term Start5:27 November 2014
Term End5:27 October 2022
Predecessor5:Sione Taione
Successor5:Johnny Taione
Birth Date:11 February 1948
Birth Place:Tonga
Death Place:Tongatapu, Tonga
Party:Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands

Semisi Tauelangi Fakahau (11 February 1948 − 27 October 2022)[1] was a Tongan politician and Cabinet Minister. He was a member of the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands.

Fakahau was educated at Vudal Agricultural College in Papua New Guinea.[1] Before entering politics he was Principal Fisheries Officer for the Tongan Government, a fisheries advisor to the Commonwealth Secretariat, and a freelance fisheries consultant.[1]

Fakahau was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Tonga at the 2014 Tongan general election, and was appointed Minister for Agriculture, Food, Forestry and Fisheries. He was re-elected in the 2017 Tongan general election and reappointed to Cabinet.[2] In January 2019 his portfolio was split, with Losaline Ma'asi taking Agriculture, Food, and Forestry and Fakahau retaining Fisheries.

Following the death of ʻAkilisi Pōhiva he was not appointed to the cabinet of Pohiva Tuʻiʻonetoa.

He was re-elected in the 2021 election.[3] On 28 December 2021, he was appointed to the Cabinet of Siaosi Sovaleni as Minister of Fisheries.[4]

Fakahau died on 27 October 2022 in Tongatapu, Tonga, at the age of 74.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hon. Semisi Fakahau . Parliament of Tonga . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20181030061213/https://www.parliament.gov.to/members-of-parliament/ministers/307-hon-semisi-fakahau . 30 October 2018 . 21 June 2020.
  2. Web site: Prime Minister Pōhiva submits his cabinet lineup to the Tongan king . Asia-Pacific Report . 4 January 2018 . 21 June 2020.
  3. Web site: Tonga elects all-male parliament with nine new People's Reps . Matangi Tonga . 18 November 2021 . 18 November 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211118122442/https://matangitonga.to/2021/11/19/tonga-elects-all-male-parliament-nine-new-peoples-reps . 18 November 2021.
  4. Web site: PM names new government . Matangi Tonga . 29 December 2021 . 29 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211229094621/https://matangitonga.to/2021/12/29/pm-names-new-government . 29 December 2021.
  5. News: PM announces death of Fisheries Minister . 28 October 2022 . Matangi Tonga . 28 October 2022.
  6. Web site: Tongan Minister for Fisheries dies . Kaniva Tonga . 27 October 2022 . 29 October 2022.