Semisi Sika
Sēmisi Kioa Lafu Sika | |
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 Sika in 2018 | |
| 16th Prime Minister of Tonga | |
| Assumed office 12 September 2019 | |
| Monarch | Tupou VI |
Sēmisi Kioa Lafu Sika (born 31 January 1968) is a Tongan politician and Member of the Tongan Parliament who is the current Prime Minister of Tonga.[1] He is a member of the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands.
Sika is a businessman who runs a takeaway shop and catering firm.[2] He is a longstanding supporter of the democratic movement in Tonga.[3] In 2007 he was one of three people, including Human Rights and Democracy Movement leader ʻAkilisi Pōhiva, prosecuted over his leadership of a protest march in June 2006.[4]
Sika was elected to Parliament in the seat of Tongatapu 2 in the 2010 elections. He was re-elected in 2014 and 2017.
As of 12 September 2019 he serves as the acting Prime Minister of Tonga following the death of ʻAkilisi Pōhiva.
References
- ^ "Tongan PM 'Akilisi Pohiva dies, aged 78". RNZ. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ Pesi Fonua (2010-11-26). "Tongan elections: Independent power brokers may hold key to choice of PM". Pacific Scoop. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
- ^ "Planet Tonga Exclusive Interview with Semisi Sika". Planet Tonga. 2006-11-22. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
- ^ "Tonga protest leaders plead not guilty". Tahiti Presse. 2007-02-12. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
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