Samuela 'Akilisi Pohiva
Profile of Samuela 'Akilsi Pohiva
Samiuela 'Akilisi Pohiva served the Ministry of Education for many years before changing his career to politics. He was first elected to Parliament in 1987. Since then, he has been a member of the Legislative Assembly for 22 consecutive years making him the longest serving People's Representative ever.
Mr. Pohiva was re-elected in April 2008 for another term in parliament and re-confirmed his popularity with the highest vote count of all the candidates.
He is a staunch supporter of more democratic ideals in Tonga and is one of the founding members of the the Human Rights and Pro-Democracy Movement (HRPDM).
