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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
, as
head of state
.
[1]
The office is currently held by
Siaosi Sovaleni
since December 2021.
List of premiers/prime ministers of Tonga (1876?present)
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change
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change source
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| No.
|
Portrait
|
Name
|
Took office
|
Left office
|
Time in office
|
Party
|
Monarch
|
| 1
| | Unga, T?vita
Crown Prince
T?vita ?Unga
(
c.
1824?1879)
| 1 January 1876
| 18 December 1879 †
| 3 years, 351 days
| Independent
| George Tupou I
|
| Vacant (18 December 1879 ? April 1881)
|
| 2
| | Baker, Shirley Waldemar
Rev.
Shirley Waldemar Baker
(1836?1903)
| April 1881
| July 1890
| 9 years, 3 months
| Independent
| George Tupou I
|
| 3
| | Tuku?aho, Siaosi
Siaosi Tuku?aho
(1854?1897)
| July 1890
| 1893
| 2?3 years
| Independent
| George Tupou I
|
| 4
| | Veikune, Siosateki
Siosateki Veikune
(1853?1913)
| 1893
| January 1905
| 11?12 years
| Independent
| George Tupou II
|
| 5
| | Pelehake, Siaosi Tu?i
Siaosi Tu?i Pelehake
(1842?1912)
| January 1905
| January 1905
| 0 months
| Independent
| George Tupou II
|
| 6
| | Mateialona, Sione Tupou
Sione Tupou Mateialona
(1852?1925)
| January 1905
| 30 September 1912
| 7 years, 7 months
| Independent
| George Tupou II
|
| 7
| | Tu?ivakano, Tevita
Tevita Tu?ivakano
(1869?1923)
| 30 September 1912
| 30 June 1923
| 10 years, 304 days
| Independent
| George Tupou II
S?lote Tupou III
|
| 8
| | Mailefihi, Viliami Tung?
Prince
Viliami Tung? Mailefihi
CBE
(1887?1941)
| 30 June 1923
| 20 July 1941
| 18 years, 20 days
| Independent
| S?lote Tupou III
|
| 9
| | Ata, Solomone Ula
Solomone Ula Ata
OBE
(1883?1950)
| 20 July 1941
| 12 December 1949
| 8 years, 145 days
| Independent
| S?lote Tupou III
|
| 10
| | Tungi, Taufa'ahau
Crown Prince
Taufa'ahau Tungi
KBE
(1918?2006)
[a]
| 12 December 1949
| 16 December 1965
| 16 years, 4 days
| Independent
| S?lote Tupou III
|
| 11
| | Tu?ipelehake, Fatafehi
Prince
Fatafehi Tu?ipelehake
CBE
(1922?1999)
| 16 December 1965
| 22 August 1991
| 25 years, 249 days
| Independent
| T?ufa??hau Tupou IV
|
| 12
| | Tupou, Siaosi
Baron
Siaosi Tu?ihala ?Alipate Vaea Tupou
(1921?2009)
| 22 August 1991
| 3 January 2000
| 8 years, 134 days
| Independent
| T?ufa??hau Tupou IV
|
| 13
| | Tuku?aho, Aho?eitu
Prince
?Aho?eitu ?Unuaki?otonga Tuku?aho
(born 1959)
[b]
| 3 January 2000
| 11 February 2006
| 6 years, 39 days
| Independent
| T?ufa??hau Tupou IV
|
| 14
| | Sevele, Feleti
Dr.
Feleti Sevele
(born 1944)
| 30 March 2006
| 22 December 2010
| 4 years, 314 days
| HRDM
| T?ufa??hau Tupou IV
George Tupou V
|
| 15
| | Tu?ivakan?, Siale?ataongo
Siale ?Ataongo Kaho, Lord Tu?ivakan?
(born 1952)
| 22 December 2010
| 30 December 2014
| 4 years, 8 days
| Independent
| George Tupou V
Tupou VI
|
| 16
| | P?hiva, Akilisi
?Akilisi P?hiva
(1941?2019)
| 30 December 2014
| 12 September 2019 †
| 4 years, 256 days
| DPFI
| Tupou VI
|
| ?
| | Sika, Semisi
Semisi Sika
(born 1968)
Acting
| 12 September 2019
| 8 October 2019
| 26 days
| DPFI
| Tupou VI
|
| 17
| | Tuionetoa, Pohiva
P?hiva Tu?i?onetoa
(1951?2023)
| 8 October 2019
| 27 December 2021
| 2 years, 80 days
| TPPI
| Tupou VI
|
| 18
| | Sovaleni, Siaosi
Siaosi Sovaleni
(born 1970)
| 27 December 2021
| Incumbent
| 2 years, 175 days
| Independent
| Tupou VI
|
- ↑
Later King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV.
- ↑
Later King Tupou VI.
