Education
Halapua hs a Doctor of Philosophy in economics from the University of Kent in England.
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Sitiveni Halapua
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He is a deputy leader of the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands. Between 1981 and 1988 he lectured in economics at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji. He later worked as Director of the Pacific Islands Development Programme at the East-West Center in Hawaii.
While working at the East-West Center he developed a conflict-resolution system based on the Polynesian practice of Talanoa, which he has applied in the Cook Islands, Fiji, and Tonga.
In November 2005 he was appointed to the National Committee for Political Reform, aimed at producing a plan for the democratic reform of Tonga. In October 2006 the Commission recommended a fully elected parliament.
He subsequently blamed Prime Minister Feleti Sevele"s "hijacking" of the report for the 2006 Nuku"alofa riots. Halapua was elected to Parliament at the 2010 elections, as Member of Parliament for Tongatapu 3.
Following the elections, he was suggested as a candidate for Prime Minister.
In July 2014 Halapua was dumped as a Democratic Party candidate. He subsequently announced he would campaign as an independent.
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Born
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Nationality
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Political Party
Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands