Sekonaia Tu'akoi
Member of the Legislative Assembly
In office
1951–1972
ConstituencyTongatapu
Personal details
Born1912
Died3 October 1982 (aged 70)

Sekonaia Tu'akoi (1912 – October 1982) was a Tongan policeman, lawyer and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1951 until 1972.

Biography

After studying at Tupou College and Tonga College, Tu'akoi joined the police as a constable in 1933.[1] He was promoted to sergeant major, before leaving the police to become a lawyer in 1947.[1]

In 1951 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly from the Tongatapu constituency. He was subsequently re-elected in 1954, 1957, 1960, 1963, 1966 and 1969. In 1971 he was appointed a police magistrate.[1]

He died in October 1982 at the age of 70.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Sekonaia Tu'akoi Pacific Islands Monthly, November 1982, p82
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