Jack Willie Lipitoa | |
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Member of the
Niuean Parliament for Namukulu | |
In office 1987 – 29 April 2023 | |
Preceded by | Enetama Lipitoa |
Succeeded by | Sione Sionetuato |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Niuean |
Political party | None |
Jack Willie Lipitoa QSM NDSC (born c. 1933) [1] is a Niuean politician and former Member of the Niue Assembly. He is the older brother of former Cabinet Minister Enetama Lipitoa.
Lipitoa worked as a teacher, first at Matalave and then at Niue High School. [2] He was first elected to the Niuean Assembly at the 1987 Niuean general election, replacing his brother who had moved to a seat on the common roll. [2] He has been re-elected at every election since. [2] He retired at the 2023 election. [3]
Lipitoa was awarded the Queen's Service Medal in the 1999 Queen's Birthday Honours. [4] At the 2021 Niue National Awards, he was awarded the Niue Distinguished Service Cross. [2] [5]