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Poasi Tei

Politician

Poasi Tei 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	Poasi Mataele Tei · Poasi Tei · ポアシ・マタエレ・テイ · 波阿西·泰伊				[sources]
Other name	Poasi Mataele Tei				[sources]
Birth date	1967-10-04				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Tonga				[sources]
Country	Tonga				[sources]
Citizenship	Tonga				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q96479418				[sources]
Position	Deputy Prime Minister of Tonga (2021-2022) · Legislative Assembly (member, 2014-2018) · Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga (2014-2022) · Minister for Public Enterprises (2014-2018) · Minister for Public Enterprises (2021-2022) · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	University of the South Pacific				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-10-02	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 for Public Enterprises	2014-12-30	2018-01-04

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Dulcie Tei Politician	spouse	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,013

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Every Politician58,326

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MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories375,883

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Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions545,933

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata350,128

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

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