Semisi Fakahau

Semisi Tauelangi Fakahau (11 February 1948 − 27 October 2022)[1][2] was a Tongan politician and Cabinet Minister. He was a member of the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands.

Semisi Fakahau
Fakahau in 2017
Minister for Fisheries
In office 28 December 2021 – 27 October 2022
Prime Minister	Siaosi Sovaleni
Preceded by	Lord Tuʻilakepa
In office 30 December 2014 – 10 October 2019
Prime Minister	ʻAkilisi Pōhiva
Preceded by	Sangster Saulala
Succeeded by	Lord Tuʻilakepa
Minister for Agriculture, Food, and Forests
In office 30 December 2014 – 23 January 2019
Prime Minister	ʻAkilisi Pōhiva
Preceded by	Sangster Saulala
Succeeded by	Losaline Ma'asi
Member of Parliament for Tongatapu 8
In office 27 November 2014 – 27 October 2022
Preceded by	Sione Taione
Succeeded by	Johnny Taione
Personal details
Born	(1948-02-11)11 February 1948 Tonga
Died	27 October 2022(2022-10-27) (aged 74) Tongatapu, Tonga
Political party	Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands

Fakahau was educated at Vudal Agricultural College in Papua New Guinea.[2] Before entering politics he was Principal Fisheries Officer for the Tongan Government, a fisheries advisor to the Commonwealth Secretariat, and a freelance fisheries consultant.[2]

Fakahau was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Tonga at the 2014 Tongan general election, and was appointed Minister for Agriculture, Food, Forestry and Fisheries. He was re-elected in the 2017 Tongan general election and reappointed to Cabinet.[3] In January 2019 his portfolio was split, with Losaline Ma'asi taking Agriculture, Food, and Forestry and Fakahau retaining Fisheries.

Following the death of ʻAkilisi Pōhiva he was not appointed to the cabinet of Pohiva Tuʻiʻonetoa.

He was re-elected in the 2021 election.[4] On 28 December 2021, he was appointed to the Cabinet of Siaosi Sovaleni as Minister of Fisheries.[5]

Fakahau died on 27 October 2022 in Tongatapu, Tonga, at the age of 74.[1][6]