Kaveinga Faʻanunu (July 30,1962 [1] –July 24,2011 [2] ) 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. [3] [4]
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. [5]
He died seven months later,on July 24,2011,of "head and neck cancer",at Vaiola Hospital in Nukuʻalofa. [6] [7]
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