Aiono Tile Gafa | |
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Member of the Samoa Parliament for Aana Alofi No. 2 | |
Assumed office 29 November 2021 | |
Preceded by | Afaese Toleafoa |
Member of Parliament for Aana Alofi No. 1 | |
In office 26 November 2004 –4 March 2011 | |
Preceded by | Apule Pepe Metai |
Succeeded by | Tuitama Talalelei Tuitama |
Personal details | |
Political party | Human Rights Protection Party |
Aiono Fina'i Tile Gafa (born ~1961) [1] is a Samoan politician. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.
Aiono was educated at Fasito'o-uta Primary School and Leulumoega Fou College. [1] He lived in New Zealand and Australia,then returned to Samoa in the 1980s,where he worked for the Peace Corps. [1]
He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa in the 2004 A'ana Alofi No 1 By-election. [2] [1] He was re-elected at the 2006 election. [3] He lost his seat at the 2011 election. [3] He stood unsuccessfully at the 2016 election,after which he lodged an electoral petition alleging corruption and bribery against Speaker of the House Leaupepe Toleafoa Faafisi. [4] The petition was later withdrawn. [5] [6] He unsuccessfully contested the 2021 election.
He was re-elected to Parliament in the 2021 Samoan by-elections, [7] winning by just 19 votes. [8]
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