John Operator Tiakia is a

Niue Niue is a self-governing island country in free association with New Zealand. It is situated in the South Pacific Ocean and is part of Polynesia, and predominantly inhabited by Polynesians. One of the world's largest coral islands, Niue is c ...

an politician and former member of the

Niue Assembly The Niue Assembly or Niue Parliament () is the legislature of Niue. It consists of 20 members; 14 representatives of the villages and 6 elected on a common island-wide roll. Members are directly elected by universal suffrage, and serve a three- ...

. He is the father of MP Rhonda Tiakia Tomailuga. Tiakia worked as a civil servant for the Department of Public Works. He was elected to the

at the

1996 Niuean general election General elections were held in Niue on 23 February 1996. Members of the Niue People's Party won nine seats, with independents taking the other eleven. Premier Frank Lui Frank Fakaotimanava Lui (19 November 1935 – 9 July 2021) was a Ni ...

, and served as MP for

Lakepa Lakepa is one of the fourteen villages of Niue Niue is a self-governing island country in free association with New Zealand. It is situated in the South Pacific Ocean and is part of Polynesia, and predominantly inhabited by Polynesians. One ...

until 2005. After leaving parliament he was appointed Public Service Commissioner. Following the 2011 election he was unsuccessfully nominated by opposition MP Terry Coe for the position of Speaker. He was re-elected at the 2020 election. In February 2022 he was appointed as Member Assisting the Minister of Infrastructure. He retired at the 2023 election, and was succeeded in his seat by his daughter, Rhonda Tiakia Tomailuga.

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