Sekonaia Tu'akoi (1912 – October 1982) was a Tongan policeman, lawyer and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1951 until 1972.

Biography

After studying at Tupou College and Tonga College, Tu'akoi joined the police as a constable in 1933. He was promoted to sergeant major, before leaving the police to become a lawyer in 1947.

Sekonaia Tu'akoi

In 1951 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly from the Tongatapu constituency. He was subsequently re-elected in 1954, 1957, 1960, 1963, 1966 and 1969. In 1971 he was appointed a police magistrate.

Sekonaia Tu'akoi

He died in October 1982 at the age of 70.

Sekonaia Tu'akoi

References

1912 births

Tongan police officers

Tongan lawyers

Members of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga

Tongan judges

1982 deaths

20th-century lawyers