ʻIsileli Pulu
ʻIsileli Pulu | |
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Minister for Labour, Commerce and Industries | |
In office 1 September 2011 – 25 June 2012 | |
Prime Minister | Lisiate ‘Akolo |
Succeeded by | Viliami Latu |
Minister for Tourism | |
In office 5 January 2011 – 1 September 2011 | |
Succeeded by | Viliami Latu |
Member of Parliament for Tongatapu 4 | |
In office 26 November 2010 – 27 November 2014 | |
Preceded by | none (constituency established) |
Personal details | |
Born | 15 May 1957 |
‘Isileli Pulu (born 15 May 1957[1]) is a Tongan politician and former Member of the Tongan Parliament. He is a member of the Human Rights and Democracy Movement and the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands.
Biography
He has a bachelor's degree in business administration from Charles Sturt University (Australia).[1]
Pulu was first elected to Parliament for the island of Tongatapu in 2001.[1] He had previously run in the 1999 election, but was unsuccessful.[2]
In 1999 Pulu was convicted of defamation and fined $1,500 for a letter to the Times of Tonga in which he referred to the king as a pig.[3]
In 2002 Pulu was charged with
After the
Pulu was elected to the seat of Tongatapu 4 in the 2010 elections.[11] Following the election and selection of a Prime Minister he accepted the position of Minister of Education in the new Cabinet.[12] On September 1, 2011, he was reshuffled to the Ministry for Labour, Commerce and Industries.[13] In late June 2012, he -along with two other ministers- resigned from the Cabinet, so as to support a motion of no confidence tabled by his party (DPFI) against the government.[14]
He was not re-elected at the 2014 Tongan general election. He stood again in the 2022 Tongatapu 4 by-election.[15]
References
- ^ a b c "ʻIsileli Pulu" Archived 2012-03-17 at the Wayback Machine, Parliament of Tonga
- ^ Kerry James (2000). "Polynesia in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999: Political Review: Tonga". The Contemporary Pacific. 12 (1): 251.
- ^ "Pulu v. Rec (CR.647/98)". 2000-07-21. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
- ^ "Democracy activists to face trial in Tonga". RNZ. 19 August 2002. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "MPs acquitted on sedition charges". The Age. 2003-05-20. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
- ^ "Tongan MP says Police Minister should not be living free of charge in police housing". RNZ. 9 July 2003. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Concern over Tongan media clampdown". RNZ. 4 June 2003. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Tongan MP charged over November riot". RNZ. 12 January 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Tonga's number two People's Rep cleared on riot-related charges". RNZ. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Five acquitted on charges of seditious conspiracy in Tonga". RNZ. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "First election results". MantangiTonga. 2010-11-25. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
- ^ "Tonga Democrats accept two top jobs, seek more". RNZ. 29 December 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Cabinet quietly reshuffles portfolios", Matangi Tonga, September 7, 2011
- ^ "Three Cabinet Ministers in Tonga resign ahead of confidence motion". RNZ. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Candidates for Tongatapu By-Elections announced". Matangi Tonga. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
External links
- Profile at Parliament of Tonga.