Minister of Finance of Tonga explained

Minister of Finance is the person in charge of the Ministry of Finance of Tonga.^[1]

Ministers

• William Garfield Bagnall, January 1919 - July 1939^[2]
• Horace E. Nicolson, 1939 - 1949^[3]
• George Goodacre, 1950 - 1961^[3]
• Mahe 'Uli'uli Tupouniua, 1961 - 1982^[4]
• Sione Tapa (acting September 1970 to May 1971,^[5] November 1972 to January 1981^[6])
• James Cecil Cocker, 1982 - 1991
• Tutoatasi Fakafanua, 1991 - 2000 (Tutoatasi Kinikinilau Fakafanua)
• Siosiua 'Utoikamanu, 2001 - 2008 (Siosiua Tuitalukua Tupou 'Utoikamanu)
• 'Otenifi Afu'alo Matoto, 2008 - 2010
• Sunia Manu Fili, 2010 - April 2012
• Lisiate 'Akolo, April 2012 - December 2013
• 'Aisake Eke, January 2014 - March 2017^{[7] [8]}
• Tevita Lavemaau, March 2017 - January 2018^{[9] [8]}
• Pohiva Tu'i'onetoa, January 2018 - October 2019^[10]
• Tevita Lavemaau, October 2019 - 28 December 2021^[11]
• Tatafu Moeaki, 28 December 2021^[12] - August 2022
• Tiofilusi Tiueti, October 2022^[13] -

See also

• Government of Tonga
• Economy of Tonga
• National Reserve Bank of Tonga

External links

• Website of the Ministry of Finance

Notes and References

1. Web site: Our Structure | Ministry of Finance. www.finance.gov.to.
2. Book: Wood-Ellem, Elizabeth. Queen Sālote of Tonga: The Story of an Era, 1900-1965. September 7, 1999. Auckland University Press. 9781869402051. Google Books.
3. Book: Wood-Ellem, Elizabeth. Queen Sālote of Tonga: The Story of an Era, 1900-1965. September 7, 1999. Auckland University Press. 9781869402051. Google Books.
4. Web site: Former Ministers | Ministry of Finance and National Planning. August 31, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150831134646/http://www.finance.gov.to/about-us/our-people/former-ministers. 2015-08-31. 2020-10-15. live.
5. News: People . Pacific Islands Monthly . 41 . 10 . 93 . 1 October 1970 . 5 January 2022 . National Library of Australia.
6. Web site: Humble, ethical lifestyle shaped career of Tongan philanthropist and Minister . kaniva Tonga . 1 June 2018 . 5 January 2022.
7. Web site: Message from Hon. 'Aisake Eke | Ministry of Finance and National Planning. August 31, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150831133955/http://www.finance.gov.to/about-us/message_from_minister. 2015-08-31.
8. Web site: Tonga Finance Minister resigns. March 6, 2017. RNZ.
9. Web site: New Finance Minister confirms former Minister Dr. Eke will be recruited as an independent consultant for the 2017-2018 budget – TBC.
10. Web site: "The Appointment of Hon. Dr. Pohiva Tu'i'onetoa as the New Prime Minister of Tonga" – Office of the Prime Minister of Tonga.. October 11, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191011222313/https://pmo.gov.to/index.php/2019/10/08/the-appointment-of-hon-dr-pohiva-tuionetoa-as-the-new-prime-minister-of-tonga/. 2019-10-11.
11. Web site: "Prime Minister Announces New Cabinet Ministers" – Office of the Prime Minister of Tonga.. October 11, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191011220754/https://pmo.gov.to/index.php/2019/10/10/prime-minister-announces-new-cabinet-ministers/. 2019-10-11.
12. Web site: PM names new government . Matangi Tonga . 29 December 2021 . 29 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211229094621/https://matangitonga.to/2021/12/29/pm-names-new-government . 29 December 2021.
13. Web site: Tiofilusi Tiueti new Minister of Finance . Matangi Tonga . en . 21 October 2022.