7 June 2009(2009-06-07) (aged 88) Houma, Tongatapu, Tonga
Political party
Independent
Spouse
Baroness Tuputupu Vaea
Parent(s)
Vīlai Tupou Tupou Seini
Military career
Service/branch
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Years of service
1942–1945
Battles/wars
World War II
Siaosi ʻAlipate Halakilangi Tau’alupeoko Vaea Tupou (15 May 1921 – 7 June 2009), more commonly known as Baron Vaea, was a Tongan politician who served as Prime Minister of Tonga. Vaea was a nephew of Queen Sālote, who ruled Tonga from 1918 until 1965, and a member of the Tongan nobility.[1] His career in the Tongan government spanned 54 years.[2]
Vaea was Prime Minister from 22 August 1991 until 2000 under the former King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV.[3] He had previously served as Tonga's first High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1969 until 1972, as well as in various ministerial posts from 1972 until his appointment as Prime Minister by King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV in 1991.[3]
The late Vaea and his wife, Baroness Tuputupu Vaea, are the parents of the current Queen of Tonga, Nanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho.[2][4]
^"Tonga's Baron Vaea passes away". Radio New Zealand. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
^ ab"Baron Vaea passes away after a long life of service". Matangi Tonga. 8 June 2009. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
^ ab"Former Tongan PM dies, aged 88". Australian Broadcasting Corporation News. Agence France-Presse. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
^"Tonga's six-day royal wedding". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. 54, no. 2. 1 February 1983. p. 20. Retrieved 30 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
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