Tevita Poasi Tupou | |
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.jpg) Lord Tupou at the State Opening of Parliament in May 2015 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Tonga | |
| In office 2000–2001 | |
| Preceded by | Langi Kavaliku |
| Succeeded by | Clive Edwards (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality |  Tongan |
Tevita Poasi Tupou (born 27 July 1941),[1] styled Lord Tupou of Kolofo’ou, is a Tongan judge and former politician.
During his political career, he served as Attorney General, Minister of Justice and Deputy Prime Minister. He also worked as a lawyer. In 2008, King George Tupou V elevated him to the title of Life Peer and appointed him Law Lord (judge) in the newly formed Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.[2]
On 3 December 2010 the King appointed Tupou as interim Speaker.[3]
In October 2014, Tupou was appointed as Judge in the Appeal Court of Tonga, making him the first Tongan in the panel.[4]
In June 2015 he was inducted into the Tonga National Sports Hall of Fame for his services on the Tonga Sports Association and National Olympic Committee.[1]
- ^ a b "Lord Tupou inducted". Nukualofa Times. 5 June 2015. p. 10. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Guy Powles (2012). POLITICAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM OPENS THE DOOR: THE KINGDOM OF TONGA'S PATH TO DEMOCRACY (PDF). Comparative Law Journal of the Pacific. p. 40. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Tonga king appoints interim speaker". RNZ. 3 December 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "First Tongan to be appointed to the court of appeal". New Zealand Kaniva Pacific. 22 October 2014. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014.