Penisimani Fifita the MP for Tongatapu 9 constituency has been elected in Parliament today as the new chairman of the Whole House Committee.
He got 13 votes against the Haʻapai 12 MP Vili Hingano who only got 9 votes.
“Meanwhile the former Chairperson of the Whole House Committee Semisi Sika was sworn in as the new Minister of Tourism and Infrastructureâ€, a statement from Tonga’s Legislative Assembly said.
Fifita was a former government teacher and tutor at high schools before he was first elected to Parliament in 2014.
The king opened the Legislative Assembly last Thursday.
