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Tiofilusi Tiueti is a Tongan civil servant, politician, and former Cabinet Minister.. Tiueti has previously worked as a civil servant. [1] He was chief executive of Tonga's Ministry of Finance until 2013, when he moved to a position at the World Bank. [2]
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.
Tevita Lavemaau is a Tongan politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga. Lavemaau was first elected at the 2014 Tongan general election and appointed Minister of Revenue and Customs. Following the resignation of ʻAisake Eke in March 2017 he was appointed Minister of Finance. [1]
The word tonga is cognate to the Hawaiian word kona meaning 'leeward', which is the origin of the name for the Kona District in Hawaiʻi. [15] Tonga became known in the West as the "Friendly Islands" because of the congenial reception accorded to Captain James Cook on his first visit in 1773.
Minister for Revenue; In office 1 May 2012 – 2 February 2013: Prime Minister: ... is a Tongan politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga.
Tatafu Toma Moeaki (born 1972) [1] is a Tongan politician, former Cabinet Minister, and civil servant.. Moeaki joined the Tongan public service in 1995, working as head of Policy and Planning at the Ministry of Education and as Deputy Secretary for Foreign Affairs. [2]
Pōhiva Tu’i’onetoa (30 June 1951 – 18 March 2023) was a Tongan accountant and politician who served as the 17th prime minister of Tonga from 2019 to 2021. [1] Tu'i'onetoa succeeded Semisi Sika, who had served as acting prime minister, since the death of ʻAkilisi Pōhiva.
Tonga Review said that the decision was a restriction on freedom of speech, and compared Tonga with Zimbabwe, [13] a comparison rejected by the TBC. [14] Tongan MP Clive Edwards said that the TBC's decision was aimed at stifling criticism of the government in the lead-up to the election, [15] and to hamper the re-election chances of pro ...