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Prime Minister's office in Nukuʻalofa. The prime minister of Tonga (historically referred to as the premier) is the head of government of Tonga. Tonga is a monarchy with the king, currently Tupou VI, former prime minister, as head of state. [2] The current prime minister is ʻAisake Eke, who was elected on 24 December 2024 and appointed on 22 ...
Siaosi ‘Ofakivahafolau Sovaleni (born 28 February 1970), [1] styled Hon. Hu‘akavameiliku, is a Tongan politician who served as the Prime Minister of Tonga from 2021 until his resignation in 2024. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He had previously served as a Cabinet Minister , and from 2014 to 2017, he was Deputy Prime Minister of Tonga . [ 1 ]
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.
On 24 December 2024, Eke was elected prime minister by the Legislative Assembly of Tonga, defeating Viliami Latu by 16 votes to eight. [15] [16] King Tupou VI formally appointed Eke as prime minister on 22 January 2025. [17] His cabinet was announced on 28 January and included four appointees to parliament, two of whom were women.
Prime Minister Pōhiva Tuʻiʻonetoa was the only successful candidate from his Tonga People's Party. [8] No women were elected. [6] Following the election, three MPs declared their candidacies for prime minister: incumbent Prime Minister Tuʻiʻoneto, former Deputy Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni and former Finance Minister ʻAisake Eke. [9]
Samiu Kuita Vaipulu (born 24 December 1952) [1] is a Tongan politician and Cabinet Minister.He was the Deputy Prime Minister from 2010 to 2014 and is currently Minister for Trade and Economic Development.
22 January – King Tupou VI formally appoints ʻAisake Eke as prime minister. [1] 28 January – King Tupou VI inaugurates the cabinet of ʻAisake Eke, which includes Crown Prince Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala as foreign minister. [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.