Siaosi Sovaleni | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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18th Prime Minister of Tonga | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 27 December 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monarch | Tupou VI | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Deputy | Poasi Tei | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Pōhiva Tuʻiʻonetoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Minister of Education and Training | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 10 October 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Pōhiva Tuʻiʻonetoa Himself | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Penisimani Fifita | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Minister for Police, Fire & Emergency Services | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 28 December 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Himself | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Lord Nuku | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Minister for His Majesty's Armed Forces | |||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 28 December 2021 – 28 March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Lord Maʻafu | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Member of the Tongan Parliament for Tongatapu 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 27 November 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Sitiveni Halapua | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Siaosi ‘Ofakivahafolau Sovaleni 28 February 1970[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Independent | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Siaosi ‘Ofakivahafolau Sovaleni (born 28 February 1970),[1] styled Hon. Hu'akavameiliku, is a Tongan politician who has been serving as the Prime Minister of Tonga since 2021.[2] He has previously served as a Cabinet Minister, and from 2014 to 2017, he was Deputy Prime Minister of Tonga.[1] He is the current estate holder of the village of Ha'asini.