| Post: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Body: | the Kingdom of Tonga |
| Insignia: | Coat of arms of Tonga.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 120px |
| Insigniacaption: | Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Tonga |
| Flag: | Flag of Tonga.svg |
| Flagsize: | 120px |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of Tonga |
| Incumbent: | Fekitamoeloa ʻUtoikamanu |
| Incumbentsince: | 28 December 2021 |
| Department: | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| Status: | Foreign Minister |
| Abbreviation: | FM |
| Seat: | Nukuʻalofa |
| Nominator: | Prime Minister of Tonga |
| Appointer: | King of Tonga |
| Termlength: | No term limit |
| Constituting Instrument: | Constitution of Tonga |
| Inaugural: | Fatafehi Tuʻipelehake |
| Formation: | 4 June 1970 |
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Tonga is a cabinet minister in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tonga. It is responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country.
The current Minister of Foreign Affairs is Fekitamoeloa ʻUtoikamanu, who has served since 28 December 2021.[1]
Like other ministers, the Foreign Minister is formally appointed by the King on the nomination of the Prime Minister, and is responsible to both the Prime Minister and the Legislative Assembly. The position may be held independently, or in conjunction with other ministerial responsibilities. From time to time, the Prime Minister has simultaneously served as Foreign Minister.
The following is a list of foreign ministers of Tonga since the country gained independence in 1970:[2]
| Name | Portrait | Tenure | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prince Fatafehi Tuʻipelehake | 1970–1979 | ||
| 2 | Crown Prince Tupoutoʻa | 1979–1998 | ||
| — | Baron Vaea | 1998 | ||
| 3 | Prince ʻAhoʻeitu ʻUnuakiʻotonga Tukuʻaho | 1998–2004 | ||
| 4 | Lord Taumoepeau-Tupou of Toula and Kotu | 2004–2009 | ||
| 5 | Lord Sevele of Vailahi | 2009–2010 | ||
| 6 | Lord Tuʻivakanō | 2011–2014 | ||
| 7 | ʻAkilisi Pōhiva | 2014–2017 | ||
| 8 | Siaosi Sovaleni | 2017–2018 | ||
| ʻAkilisi Pōhiva | 2018–2019† | |||
| — | Semisi Sika | 2019 | ||
| 9 | Pōhiva Tuʻiʻonetoa | 2019–2021 | ||
| 10 | Fekitamoeloa ʻUtoikamanu | 2021–present |