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Tevita Poasi Tupou (born 27 July 1941), styled Lord Tupou of Kolofo’ou, is a
Order of Queen Sālote Tupou III, Grand Cross (31 July 2008).
Tonga
Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is a Polynesian country and archipelago. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in ...
n judge and former politician.
During his political career, he served as Attorney General, Minister of Justice and Deputy Prime Minister
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. He also worked as a lawyer. In 2008, King
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George Tupou V
George Tupou V ( Tongan: Siaosi Tupou, full name: Siaosi Tāufaʻāhau Manumataongo Tukuʻaho Tupou; 4 May 194818 March 2012) was the King of Tonga from the death of his father Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV in 2006 until his own death six years later.
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elevated him to the title of Life Peer and appointed him Law Lord (judge) in the newly formed Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
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.
On 3 December 2010 the King appointed Tupou as interim Speaker.
In October 2014, Tupou was appointed as Judge in the Appeal Court of Tonga, making him the first Tongan in the panel.
In June 2015 he was inducted into the Tonga National Sports Hall of Fame for his services on the Tonga Sports Association and National Olympic Committee.
Honours
;National honours * Order of Queen Sālote Tupou III, Grand Cross (31 July 2008).
References
Living people Attorneys General of Tonga Deputy Prime Ministers of Tonga Judicial Committee of the Privy Council of Tonga members Tongan lawyers Government ministers of Tonga Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Queen Sālote Tupou III 1941 births {{Oceania-law-bio-stub