Siaosi Pōhiva Explained

Siaosi Pōhiva
Constituency Mp5:	Tongatapu 1
Term Start5:	28 November 2019
Term End5:	18 November 2021
Predecessor5:	ʻAkilisi Pōhiva
Successor5:	Tēvita Fatafehi Puloka
Party:	Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands

Siaosi Vailahi Pōhiva is a Tongan politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga. He is the eldest son of former Tongan Prime Minister ʻAkilisi Pōhiva and Neomai Tuitupou Of Kolomotua he is also a member of the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands.

Pōhiva has previously worked for the Educational Quality and Assessment Program of the Pacific Community.^[1] He was elected to Parliament in a by-election following the death of his father in 2019.^[2]

In December 2019 Pōhiva was elected president of the Tonga Rugby Union.^[3]

He contested the 2021 Tongan general election, but was unsuccessful.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Clarifications for queries raised in the media . TNews . 15 April 2016 . 21 June 2020.
2. Web site: ‘Akilisi Pohiva’s son wins by-election by 16 votes . RNZ . 28 November 2019 . 21 June 2020.
3. Web site: Locked-out Tonga Rugby Union members protest "unconstitutional" AGM . Matangi Tonga . 3 January 2020 . 21 June 2020.
4. 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.