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The Cabinet of Tonga is the cabinet (executive branch) of the government of the Kingdom of Tonga. It is composed primarily of the ministers of government. The latter, including the Prime Minister, are appointed by the monarch. The Governor of Ha'apai and the Governor of Vava'u also serve on the Cabinet ex officio.
Matangi Tonga is an online newspaper providing Tongan news in both English and Tongan. It is operated by Vava'u Press . The newspaper's Nukuʻalofa office was destroyed in the fires and rioting in November 2006.
A by-election was held in the Tongan electorate of Vavaʻu 14 on 28 March 2024. [1] The by-election was triggered by the resignation of MP Saia Piukala on 12 January 2024. The election was won by Mo’ale ‘Otunuku.
Term of office Ref. Took office Left office Time in office Commander of the Tongan Defence Services 1 Colonel Fetuʻutolu Tupou (?–2005) 1977 31 March 2000 22–23 years [2] 2 Brigadier general Tauʻaika ʻUtaʻatu (born 1956) 31 March 2000 5 November 2013: 13 years, 219 days [3] Chief of the Defence Staff of the HMAF [1] 2 Brigadier general
Tonga has four weekly newspapers: the Times of Tonga (Taimi o Tonga), the Talaki, the Kele‘a, the Kakalu 'o Tonga, and the Ita. A fifth, the Tonga Chronicle, ceased publication in May 2011. In April 2012, the Tongan government announced the imminent launch of a new weekly newspaper, which might or might not be a revival of the Tonga Chronicle ...
Aisake Eke was elected as prime minister on 24 December 2024, and is expected to assume office in February 2025. [8] The office of prime minister was established by the Constitution of 1875, whose article 51 stipulates that the prime minister and other ministers are appointed and dismissed by the king. [9]
General elections were held in Tonga on 16 November 2017 [1] to elect 17 of the 26 seats to the Legislative Assembly. [2] King Tupou VI dissolved the Assembly on 25 August 2017 on the advice of its Speaker, Sialeʻataongo Tuʻivakanō, who claimed that Prime Minister ʻAkilisi Pohiva was attempting to claim powers held by the King and Privy Council within Cabinet.
A by-election was held in the Vavaʻu 16 constituency in Tonga on 14 July 2016. It followed the conviction and unseating of MP ‘Etuate Lavulavu for bribery and campaign overspending, in January. [1] [2]