Veivosa Taka Explained

Veivosa Taka
Constituency Mp5:	Haʻapai 13
Term Start5:	27 November 2014
Predecessor5:	‘Uliti Uata
Birth Date:	18 October 1961
Party:	Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands

Veivosa Light of Day Taka (born 18 October 1961)^[1] is a Tongan politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga. He is a member of the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands.

Before entering politics Taka was a shipping director, retail manager, and District Officer for Haʻapai.^[2] He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2014 Tongan general election. He was re-elected at the 2017 election. In November 2016 he was appointed Chairman of the Committee of the Whole House.^[3]

He was re-elected in the 2021 election.^[4] He subsequently supported Siaosi Sovaleni for Prime Minister. While offered a cabinet position, he decided to remain outside cabinet.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Veivosa Taka . Parliament of Tonga . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20181030070056/http://www.parliament.gov.to/members-of-parliament/peoples/328-veivosa-taka . 30 October 2018 . 18 June 2020.
2. Web site: Pacific Parliamentary Forum 2016: delegate bios . NZ Office of the Clerk . 18 June 2020.
3. Web site: Penisimani Fifita sworn in as new Minister in Parliament while Veivosa Taka becomes Chairman of the Whole House Committee . Tonga Broadcasting Corporation . 17 October 2016 . 18 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.
5. Web site: Two Sovaleni MP friends missing from Cabinet line-up, PM taking on police portfolio ‘more willing to commit to war on drugs’ . Kaniva Tonga . 30 December 2021 . 30 December 2021.