Deputy Prime Minister of Tonga
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The Deputy Prime Minister of Tonga is the principal deputy of the Prime Minister of Tonga. The incumbent, Viliami Latu, has served since January 2026.
List of officeholders
- Basil Thomson (1890 – ?)
- Havea Tui'ha'ateiho (1953–1960)
- Fatafehi Tuʻipelehake (1961[1] – ?)
- Mahe 'Uli'uli Tupouniua, (1965 – 1972)[2]
- Siosaia Aleamotu'a Tuita, (1972 – 1989)
- Baron Vaea (? – 1991[3])
- Langi Kavaliku (22 August 1991 – 2000)
- Tevita Poasi Tupou (2000 – 2001)
- Clive Edwards, acting (2001)[4]
- James Cecil Cocker (October 2001[4] – 2005 – ?)
- Viliami Tangi (May 2006 – 4 January 2011)
- Samiu Vaipulu (5 January 2011 – 30 December 2014)
- Siaosi Sovaleni (30 December 2014 – 6 September 2017)
- Semisi Sika (16 January 2017 – 10 October 2019)
- Sione Vuna Fa'otusia (10 October 2019 – 14 December 2020)
- Maʻafu Tukuiʻaulahi (16 December 2020 – 12 December 2021)
- Poasi Tei (28 December 2021 – 10 August 2022)[5]
- Taniela Fusimalohi (28 January 2025 – 18 December 2025)
- Viliami Latu (6 January 2026 – present)[6][7]
References
- ^ Office, Great Britain Colonial (1963). "Tonga: A Report". H.M. Stationery Office.
- ^ "Vol. 53, No. 6 ( Jun. 1, 1982)". Trove.
- ^ Lansford, Tom (31 March 2017). Political Handbook of the World 2016-2017. CQ Press. ISBN 9781506327150.
- ^ a b "COUNTRY REPORT December 2001" (PDF). The Economist Intelligence Unit.
- ^ Webmaster. "Parliament elects Hon. Siaosi Sovaleni as Tonga's new PM Designate". www.parliament.gov.to. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "Lord Fakafanua names new Cabinet". Matangi Tonga. Nukuʻalofa. 5 January 2026. Archived from the original on 5 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "Govt swears in new Cabinet to start term". Talanoa ʻo Tonga. 7 January 2026. Archived from the original on 7 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.