Tupou IV
Appearance
Tupou VI | |||||
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King of Tonga | |||||
Reign | 18 March 2012 – present | ||||
Coronation | 4 July 2015[1] | ||||
Predecessor | George Tupou V | ||||
Heir apparent | Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala | ||||
Prime Ministers | |||||
13th Prime Minister of Tonga | |||||
Term | 3 January 2000 – 11 February 2006 | ||||
Predecessor | Baron Vaea | ||||
Successor | Feleti Sevele | ||||
Monarch | Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV | ||||
Born | Royal Palace, Nukuʻalofa, Kingdom of Tonga | 12 July 1959||||
Spouse | |||||
Issue | Princess Lātūfuipeka Tukuʻaho Crown Prince Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala Prince Ata | ||||
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House | Tupou | ||||
Father | Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV | ||||
Mother | Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe | ||||
Alma mater | University of East Anglia University of New South Wales Bond University |
Tupou VI (Tongan: ‘Aho‘eitu ʻUnuakiʻotonga Tukuʻaho; born 12 July 1959) is the current King of Tonga. He is the younger brother of King George Tupou V, who was the previous King. He became King on 18 March 2012.
Before he became King, he served as the country's Prime Minister from 3 January 2000 until 11 February 2006, when he resigned. He then served as the country's High Commissioner to Australia from 2008 until 2012, when he became King. During this time, he lived in Canberra before moving back to Tonga in 2012.
Family tree
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ Tonga Broadcasting Archived 11 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine