Who is the Prime Minister of Tonga?
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The prime minister of Tonga is the country's head of government. Tonga is a monarchy with the king, currently Tupou VI, former prime minister, as head of state. The current prime minister is Pōhiva Tuʻiʻonetoa, in office since 8 October 2019
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The prime minister of Tonga (historically referred to as the premier) is the country's head of government. Tonga is a monarchy with the king, currently Tupou VI, former prime minister, as head of state.[2] The current prime minister is Pōhiva Tuʻiʻonetoa, in office since 8 October 2019.
Prime Minister of the
Kingdom of Tonga
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the Kingdom of Tonga
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Incumbent
Pōhiva Tuʻiʻonetoa
since 8 October 2019
Appointer
King of Tonga
Inaugural holder
Tēvita ʻUnga (Premier)
Fatafehi Tuʻipelehake (Prime Minister)
Formation
1876 (Premier)
1970 (Prime Minister)
Salary
T$ 94,500 annually[1]
During the 2000s, the country experienced an increase in democratization. In March 2006, King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV appointed Feleti Sevele, a moderate member of the Human Rights and Democracy Movement, as prime minister. Sevele was the first commoner to hold this post since Shirley Waldemar Baker in 1881. All the prime ministers since Baker had been members of the nobility, or even the royal family.[4]
In July 2008, King George Tupou V announced more substantial democratic reforms. He would abandon the essential part of his executive powers, and would henceforth follow the custom of monarchies such as the United Kingdom, exercising his prerogatives only with the prime minister's advice. In addition, he would no longer appoint the prime minister anyone he wished, but would appoint a member of the Legislative Assembly to be elected by the Legislative Assembly.
ʻAhoʻeitu Tupou VI (Tongan: ‘Aho‘eitu ʻUnuakiʻotonga Tukuʻaho; born 12 July 1959) is the King of Tonga. He is the younger brother and successor of the late King George Tupou V. He was officially confirmed by his brother on 27 September 2006 as the heir presumptive to the Throne of Tonga, as his brother (a bachelor) had no legitimate children.[2] He served as Tonga's High Commissioner to Australia, and resided in Canberra[3][4] until the death of King George Tupou V on 18 March 2012, when ʻAhoʻeitu ʻUnuakiʻotonga Tukuʻaho became King of Tonga, with the regnal name ʻAhoʻeitu Tupou VI.[5]
ʻAhoʻeitu Tupou VI
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King of Tonga
Reign
18 March 2012 – present
Coronation
4 July 2015[1]
Predecessor
George Tupou V
Heir apparent
Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala
Prime Ministers
See list
Sialeʻataongo Tuʻivakanō
ʻAkilisi Pōhiva
Semisi Sika (Acting)
Pohiva Tuʻiʻonetoa
12th Prime Minister of Tonga
Term
3 January 2000 – 11 February 2006
Predecessor
Baron Vaea
Successor
Feleti Sevele
Monarch
Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV
Born
12 July 1959 (age 60)
Royal Palace, Nukuʻalofa, Kingdom of Tonga (now Tonga)
Spouse
Nanasipauʻu Vaea (m. 1982)
Issue
Princess Lātūfuipeka Tukuʻaho
Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala
Prince Ata
Full name
ʻAhoʻeitu ʻUnuakiʻotonga Tukuʻaho
House
Tupou
Father
Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV
Mother
Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe
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Tupou VI is the current prime minister of Tonga