Viela Tupou Explained

Viela Tupou is a Tongan civil servant. She has served as Tonga's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and as Tonga's Lord Chamberlain.[1] [2]

Biography

Tupou held the position of Acting Secretary for Foreign Affairs in the late 1990s. In 1999 she was appointed Chief Protocol Officer for Tonga's diplomatic mission to the United Kingdom.[3] She was High Commissioner to the United Kingdom until 2005.[4]

Personal life

Tupou was married to fellow civil servant Colonel 'Aloua Fetu'utolu Tupou until his death in April 2005.

Honours

National honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2005-04-18. Tongan Cabinet Minister passes away. 2021-10-19. RNZ. en-nz.
  2. Web site: 2011-01-03. Five life Peers announced in Tonga. 2021-10-19. RNZ. en-nz.
  3. Web site: TONGA APPOINTS HUSBAND AND WIFE TEAM TO HEAD DIPLOMATIC MISSION IN UNITED Pacific Islands Report. 2021-10-19. www.pireport.org.
  4. Web site: 2005-11-21. UK appointment for Dr Ngongo Kioa. 2021-10-19. Matangitonga. en.
  5. Web site: Royal orders presented at Palace . Matangi Tonga . 1 August 2008 . 2 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210121030307/https://matangitonga.to/2008/08/01/royal-orders-presented-palace . 21 January 2021.

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