Poasi Tei
Poasi Tei | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Prime Minister of Tonga | |
| In office 28 December 2021 – 10 August 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Siaosi Sovaleni |
| Preceded by | Lord Maʻafu |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Minister for Energy, Environment, Information and Climate Change | |
| In office 4 January 2018 – 10 August 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Siaosi Sovaleni Pohiva Tuʻiʻonetoa ʻAkilisi Pōhiva |
| Preceded by | Siaosi Sovaleni |
| Minister for Public Enterprises | |
| In office 28 December 2021 – 10 August 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Siaosi Sovaleni |
| Preceded by | Pōhiva Tuʻiʻonetoa |
| Succeeded by | Siaosi Sovaleni |
| In office 30 December 2014 – 4 January 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | ʻAkilisi Pōhiva |
| Preceded by | Fe‘aomoeata Vakata |
| Succeeded by | Saia Piukala |
| Member of Parliament for Tongatapu 6 | |
| In office 27 November 2014 – 10 August 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Siosifa Tuʻutafaiva |
| Succeeded by | Dulcie Tei |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1967 |
| Political party | None |
Poasi Mataele Tei (born 4 October 1967) is a Tongan politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga.
Tei was educated at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts and an MBA. Before entering politics he worked for the Statistics Department, as an accountant for the Tonga Co-operative Federation, Pacific Finance and Investment, Tonga Water Board and Tonga Airport Limited.