He returned to Tonga to work as a civil servant, and served as Assistant Secretary to the Prime Minister's Office from 2000 to 2003, before beginning doctoral studies in Japan, on a scholarship provided by the Japanese government.

[1] He stood unsuccessfully as an independent candidate for a People's Representative seat in Vavaʻu in the April 2008 general election.

[10] On 28 December 2021 he was appointed to the Cabinet of Siaosi Sovaleni as Minister of Trade and Economic Development.

[11] On 28 March 2024 he was appointed Minister of Tourism, following the resignation of Fekitamoeloa ʻUtoikamanu.

[12] Following the resignation of Siaosi Sovaleni he was nominated for the position of Prime Minister as the government's candidate.