Siaosi Pōhiva

Siaosi Pōhiva
Member of Parliament for Tongatapu 1
In office 28 November 2019 – 18 November 2021
Preceded by	ʻAkilisi Pōhiva
Succeeded by	Tēvita Fatafehi Puloka
Personal details
Political 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]

References

1. "Clarifications for queries raised in the media". TNews. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
2. "'Akilisi Pohiva's son wins by-election by 16 votes". RNZ. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
3. "Locked-out Tonga Rugby Union members protest "unconstitutional" AGM". Matangi Tonga. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
4. "Tonga elects all-male parliament with nine new People's Reps". Matangi Tonga. 18 November 2021. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.