Kaveinga Faʻanunu (July 30, 1962Official biography on the website of the Parliament of Tonga – July 24, 2011"Tongatapu MP dies", Matangi Tonga, July 25, 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.Official biography on the website of the Parliament of Tonga, Taimi Media Network, December 22, 2010
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.Official biography on the website of the Parliament of Tonga
He died seven months later, on July 24, 2011, of "head and neck cancer", at Vaiola Hospital in Nukuʻalofa."Tongatapu MP dies", Matangi Tonga, July 25, 2011"Tongatapu 9 MP passed away" , Parliament of Tonga, July 25, 2011
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