Related Research Articles
Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV was the King of Tonga,from the death of his mother,Queen Sālote Tupou III,in 1965 until his own death in 2006.
Sonatane Tu'akinamolahi Taumopeau Tupou,Lord Taumoepeau-Tupou of Toula and Kotu was a diplomat from the Kingdom of Tonga. Lord Taumoepeau-Tupou had been the foreign minister of Tonga since 24 August 2004,though his appointment was not announced until 2 September 2004. He had also been Minister of Defense since April 2005 till his death.
George Tupou V was the King of Tonga from the death of his father Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV in 2006 until his own death six years later.
The Legislative Assembly of Tonga is the unicameral legislature of Tonga.
Early general elections under a new electoral law were held in Tonga on 25 November 2010. They determined the composition of the 2010 Tongan Legislative Assembly.
Nikotimasi Fatafehi Laufilitonga Kakau Vahaʻi,styled Lord Vaha'i,is a Tongan noble and politician. He holds the title of Vahaʻi of Foʻui.
The 2010 Tongan Legislative Assembly was established following the 2010 elections,the first under a new system which saw the majority of seats elected by universal suffrage. The Taimi Media Network described it as "Tonga's first democratically elected Parliament".
Siale ʻAtaongo Kaho,Lord Tuʻivakanō is a Tongan politician who served as the Prime Minister of Tonga from 2010 to 2014.
Siosaʻia Lausiʻi,Lord Maʻafu Tukuiʻaulahi,also known as Lord Maʻafu,was a Tongan politician,military officer,and member of the Tongan nobility.
There are 33 traditional noble titles in the modern Kingdom of Tonga. They are all estate holders. Twenty titles were established by Siaosi Tupou I with the Constitution of 1875. In 1880 he added 11 more. Tupou II created the titles Lasike in 1894 and Veikune in 1903. Sālote Tupou III made in 1921 the title of Tupoutoʻa. In the beginning it was forbidden for a noble to have more than one title. Later this was made possible.
ʻAlipate Tuʻivanuavou Vaea,Lord Vaea is a Tongan politician and a member of the Tongan nobility. He has served as Master of the Royal Household and "long-time palace archivist",as well as being Chairman of the Tonga Traditions Committee.
Niuas is an electoral constituency which sends one representative to the Legislative Assembly of Tonga. It covers the islands of Niuafoʻou and Niuatoputapu.
Fatafehi Fakafānua,known before ascending to his title as Fatafehi Kinikinilau Lolomana‘ia Fakafānua,is a Tongan politician,Lord of the Realm and the Speaker of the Tongan Legislative Assembly. He is the 8th Fakafānua.
Princess Royal Salote Mafile'o Pilolevu,The Honourable Lady Tuita is a Tongan princess and member of the Tongan royal family.
A by-election was held for the Niuas Noble seat to the Legislative Assembly of Tonga on 22 May 2014. It was triggered by the death of the constituency's incumbent representative,Lord Fusituʻa,on 24 April 2014.
Mataʻiʻulua ʻi Fonuamotu,Lord Fusituʻa was a Tongan politician and noble of the Realm.
The Kingdom of Tonga was a protected state of the United Kingdom from 1900 to 1970,when its protectorate status was removed.
Semisi Fatafehi Fonua was a Tongan noble and politician. He held the titles of Kalaniuvalu and Fotofili,and was a member of the Legislative Assembly between 1936 and his death in 1968,serving as Speaker from 1951 until 1958.
Havea Tuʻihaʻangana,styled Lord Tuʻihaʻangana,is a Tongan noble and politician. He was Speaker of the Tongan Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2008.
Siaosi ‘Alokuo’ulu Wycliffe Fusitu’a,styled Lord Fusitu’a was a Tongan politician and noble. He was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga from 1990 to 1998.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Wedding bells for Kalaniuvalu Fotofili and Marcella". My Tonga. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ↑ "HSH Prince title for New Tu'ipelehake and Lord Kalaniuvalu". Kaniva Tonga. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ↑ "Three new nobles elected to nine Nobles seats". Matangi Tonga. 18 November 2021. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ "Tonga's Lord Fusitu'a vacates seat due to health reasons". Loop Tonga. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  | This article about a Tongan politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |