Lauta Atoi (born 1962) is a Papua New Guinean politician and rugby league player.
He subsequently became a businessman in Buka, managing Bougainville Sea Transit and Nukumanu Marine.
[2][4][5][6][7] He was elected to the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea at a 2011 by-election to replace Michael Ogio, who had been appointed Governor-General of Papua New Guinea; in doing so, Atoi became the first MP from the atoll communities off the Bougainville coast.
[8][9] He was reported to have joined the Papua New Guinea Party in April 2012, but was re-elected for the People's National Congress amid some confusion in July.
[10][11] He supported the Belden Namah-led opposition for several months after the election, but returned to the government in July 2013, claiming he had continued to be a PNC member throughout.