Fīnau Tūtone
Tongan educator, civil servant, and activist
About Fīnau Tūtone
Lived 1938 – 2021 (aged 82–83).
Fīnau Hevaha Tūtone ( — 5 June 2021) was a Tongan educator, civil servant, and pro-democracy activist. He was a founder of the Friendly Islands Teachers' Association He later attended the University of the South Pacific where he was a member of a group of Tonga activists promoting political reform and democracy.
In July 2005 he became the first president of the newly-formed Tonga Public Service Association and was a leader of the 2005 Tongan public service strike. He later served as president of the Friendly Islands Teachers Association.
Following the 2010 Tongan general election he called for limits on the king's veto powers. He was later appointed as a member of the Public Service Commission, but resigned in October 2014.
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Who was Fīnau Tūtone?
Tongan educator, civil servant, and activist
When was Fīnau Tūtone born?
Fīnau Tūtone was born in 1938.
When did Fīnau Tūtone die?
Fīnau Tūtone died in 2021.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Fīnau Tūtone. https://biography.guide/finau-tutone/
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