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Mateni Tapueluelu

Politician

Mateni Tapueluelu is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Mateni Tapueluelu · 馬坦尼·塔布盧埃盧				[sources]
Birth date	not available				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Tonga				[sources]
Country	Tonga				[sources]
Citizenship	Tonga				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Political association	Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q19605129				[sources]
Position	Legislative Assembly (member, 2014-2018) · Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga (2014-2021) · Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga (2022-) · Minister of Police (2017-2019)				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-18	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Tongan politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Police	2017-03-06	2019-10-10

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Semisi Tapueluelu Politician	child · father	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,278

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,351

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,633

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions500,062

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata326,576

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-tonga-mateni-tapueluelu-minister-for-revenue-customs · evpo-7269a295-0458-43a6-a81e-7310e6cb16ea

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