of the nobility (Lord Tuʻilakepa, and Lord Tuʻihaʻateiho himself in Parliament were awaiting trial on precisely that charge. On 5 July 2012 Saulala joined the cabinet of Lord Tuʻivakanō as Minister for Agriculture, Food, Forests and Fisheries, but quit the day after he was appointed. A week later, he returned to the position. He was not re-elected in the 2014 Tongan general election. He regained his seat in the 2021 election. On 28 December 2021 he was appointed to the Cabinet of Siaosi Sovaleni as Minister of Internal Affairs. On 2 May 2022 he was convicted of two counts of bribery in an election petition and his election was declared void. The conviction was stayed pending appeal on 26 May 2022. On 9 August 2022 his appeal was dismissed, and his election confirmed as void. He was formally unseated by Parliament on 10 August. References Members of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga Government ministers of Tonga Living people 1974 births Human Rights and Democracy Movement politicians Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands politicians Tongan schoolteachers University of the South Pacific alumni People from Tongatapu