Sione Taione

Percy Sione Havea Taione
Member of Parliament for Tongatapu 8
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 November 2010
Preceded by	none (constituency established)
Personal details
Born	2 September 1971 Útui[citation needed], Vavaú, Tonga
Political party	Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands
Alma mater	University of the South Pacific

Percy Sione Havea Taione (born September 2, 1971^[1]), more commonly known as Sione Taione, is a Tongan politician.

Having obtained a Diploma in Law from the University of the South Pacific, he worked as a mediator and judicial trainer, and as a "clerk in the courts", before going into politics. His career in national politics began when he was elected People's Representative for the eighth constituency of Tongatapu in the November 2010 general election. Standing as a candidate for the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands, he obtained 34.1% of the vote, seeing off nine other candidates.^{[2] [3] [4]}

References

1. ^ Official biography on the website of the Tongan Parliament
2. ^ Official biography on the website of the Tongan Parliament
3. ^ November 2010 election: results for Tongatapu, Matangi Tonga
4. ^ "Election second round: in search of a Prime Minister", Matangi Tonga (editorial), November 26, 2010

Persondata
Name	Taione, Sione
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Date of birth	2 September 1971
Place of birth	Utui Vavau
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