Baron Vaea

Siaosi Tuihala Alipate Vaea Tupou known as Baron Vaea and Baron Vaea of Houma, (* May 15, 1921, † June 7, 2009 in Houma, Tongatapu, Tonga ) was a Tongan politician and from 1991 to 2000, the Prime Minister of Tonga.

Vaea received his education in Tonga and at Wesley College in Auckland, New Zealand. During World War II he served from 1942 to 1945 in the New Zealand Royal Air Force. After his return, he began to work for the Tongan government. He served from 1953 to 1958 his aunt, Queen Salote Tupou III. as aide- de-camp. From 1960 to 1968 he was governor of Haapai. The following year he became the first High Commissioner for Tonga in the UK, he had held this position until 1972.

From 1972 on, he sat in the Tongan Parliament and has received several ministers, including, among others, Minister of Labour, Agriculture, Education, Tourism and Civil Aviation. He was appointed in 1991 by King Tupou IV Taufa'ahau the 12th Prime Minister of Tonga, as the successor of the diseased Prince Fatafehi ​​Tu'ipelehake. He passed in 2000 at the age of 78 years his resignation.

Since 1952 he was married to Tupoutapuki Pulotu, with whom he had three daughters, three sons and one adopted daughter.

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  • Politicians ( Tonga )
  • Born 1921
  • Died in 2009
  • Man
Sālote Tupou III Aide-de-camp High Commissioner (Commonwealth)
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