Sunia Fili

Sunia Manu Fili (born December 1, 1965[1]) is a Tongan politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga. He is a former member of the Human Rights and Democracy Movement.

Fili graduated with a BA from the University of the South Pacific in Fiji. He worked as a lawyer and high school teacher before entering politics. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly as People's Representative for Eua at the 1999 election.[2]

In September 2009 Fili was the only member of the Tongan Parliament to support the ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.[3]

Fili was re-elected in the 2010 election. He was appointed Minister for Finance in Lord Tuʻivakano's Cabinet, to which was added the portfolio of Inland Revenue on September 1, 2011.[4]

References

  1. ^ Official biography on the parliamentary website
  2. ^ Official biography on the parliamentary website
  3. ^ Pesi Fonua (2009-10-20). "House unites in comfort zone of set culture and tradition". Matangi Tonga. http://www.matangitonga.to/article/tonganews/parliament/20091020_tonga_cedaw_sevele.shtml. Retrieved 2010-03-02. 
  4. ^ "Cabinet quietly reshuffles portfolios", Matangi Tonga, September 7, 2011

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