'Aloua Fetu'utolu Tupou

ʻAloua Fetuʻutolu Tupou
In office
13 September 2004 – April 2005
Preceded byʻUlukālala Lavaka Ata
Succeeded bySonatane Tuʻa Taumoepeau-Tupou
Personal details
DiedApril 2005
Nukuʻalofa, Tonga

ʻAloua Fetuʻutolu Tupou (died April 2005)[1] was a Tongan military officer, diplomat and Cabinet Minister.

Tupou was the first Tongan to be appointed as the Commander of the Tongan Defence Services serving from 1977 to 2000.[2] Tupou was the 2nd cousin of King Tupou IV. He was also 2nd cousins with King Tupou VI. His Mother Hon. Luseane Talahiva Kupuovanua 1st cousins with the late Queen Salote the 3rd, Hon. Talahiva was adopted at birth to Hon. Akanesi Tuifua Veikune (older sister of Hon. Salote Heu'ifanga Maumautaimi Veikune Ahome'e who is the mother of the late Queen Halaevalu Mata'aho Tuku'aho).

In December 1999 he was appointed High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, taking office in May 2000.[3] From London he also served as Ambassador to Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, the Russian Federation, Switzerland, the European Commission and the European Economic Community.[2] In September 2004 he was appointed Minister of Defence in the Cabinet of Prince ʻUlukālala Lavaka Ata.[2][4] He died in April 2005 of heart failure.[1][5]

Tupou was married to fellow civil servant Viela Tupou.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Tongan Cabinet Minister passes away". RNZ. 18 April 2005. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "TONGA NAMES NEW DEFENSE MINISTER". Pacific Islands Report. 15 September 2004. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b "TONGA APPOINTS HUSBAND AND WIFE TEAM TO HEAD DIPLOMATIC MISSION IN UNITED KINGDOM". Pacific Islands Report. 22 December 1999. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Tonga's king appoints new defence minister". RNZ. 14 September 2004. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Tongan defence minister die". News24. 18 April 2005. Retrieved 20 October 2021.