Papiloa Foliaki (born 1935) is a Tongan former politician. She initially worked as a nurse, headed a nurses' union, and "led Tonga's first ever strike". She then went into business, as owner and operator of the Friendly Islander Hotel. In 1978, she was elected as a People's Representative to the Legislative Assembly of Tonga – the second woman ever (and first commoner woman) to sit in the Tongan Parliament, after Princess Si'uilikutapu (1975–78). Foliaki served until 1981.New politics in the South Pacific, 1994, p.204 She co-founded the Tonga Leitis' Association, the only organisation in Tonga dedicated to LGBT rights.
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