Succeeded by Falisi Tupou | Majority 18.5% | |
Preceded by none (constituency established) Political party Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands Died 24 July 2011, Nukuʻalofa, Tonga Party Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands | ||
Kaveinga Faʻanunu (July 30, 1962 – July 24, 2011) was a Tongan politician
Having a Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry, he worked for nine years in various "forestry, agroforestry and managerial" positions in the government's forestry department, before going into politics. This included working for a time as Chief Executive Officer of Tonga Timber, a government-owned company.
His brief career in national politics began when he was elected People's Representative for the ninth constituency of Tongatapu in the November 2010 general election. Standing as a candidate for the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands, he obtained 34% of the vote, seeing off fourteen other candidates.
He died seven months later, on July 24, 2011, of "head and neck cancer", at Vaiola Hospital in Nukuʻalofa.