Langi Kavaliku

Langi Kavaliku
Deputy Prime Minister of Tonga
In office
22 August 1991 – 2000
Prime MinisterBaron Vaea
ʻAhoʻeitu ʻUnuakiʻotonga Tukuʻaho
Preceded byBaron Vaea
Succeeded byTevita Poasi Tupou
Minister of Education
In office
1966–2000
Prime MinisterFatafehi Tuʻipelehake
Baron Vaea
ʻAhoʻeitu ʻUnuakiʻotonga Tukuʻaho
Succeeded byTutoatasi Fakafanua
Personal details
Born1939
Died3 December 2008

Senipisi Langi Kavaliku (1939 – 3 December 2008), styled The Hon. Hu’akavameiliku, was a Tongan scholar and politician. He served as a Cabinet Minister for 35 years, and was Deputy Prime Minister of Tonga in the 1990s. He was the first Tongan to obtain a master's degree and a PhD.[1] He was also the estate holder of the village of Ha'asini.

  1. ^ "Pasifika writings launched". Massey University. 12 March 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2022.