Minister of Foreign Affairs (Tonga)

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Tonga
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Incumbent Fekitamoeloa ʻUtoikamanu since 28 December 2021
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Status	Foreign Minister
Abbreviation	FM
Member of	Cabinet of Tonga Legislative Assembly of Tonga
Seat	Nukuʻalofa
Nominator	Prime Minister of Tonga
Appointer	King of Tonga
Term length	No term limit
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Tonga
Inaugural holder	Fatafehi Tuʻipelehake
Formation	4 June 1970

Politics of Tonga
Constitution
Monarchy King Tupou VI Crown Prince Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala Succession Privy Council
Executive Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni Deputy Prime Minister Vacant Cabinet
Legislative Legislative Assembly Speaker: Lord Fakafanua Members
Judiciary Court of Appeal Supreme Court
Elections Recent elections (constituencies) General: 2014 2017 2021 next Political parties Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands (DPFI) People's Democratic Party (PDP)
Administrative divisions
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Fekitamoeloa ʻUtoikamanu Diplomatic missions of / in Tonga Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
Other countries
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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.

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† Died in office

The following is a list of foreign ministers of Tonga since the country gained independence in 1970:^[2]

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure
1	Prince Fatafehi Tuʻipelehake (1922–1999)		1970–1979
2	Crown Prince Tupoutoʻa (1948–2012) [a]		1979–1998
—	Baron Vaea (1921–2009) Acting		1998
3	Prince ʻAhoʻeitu ʻUnuakiʻotonga Tukuʻaho (born 1959) [b]		1998–2004
4	Lord Taumoepeau-Tupou of Toula and Kotu (1943–2013)		2004–2009
5	Lord Sevele of Vailahi (born 1944)		2009–2010
6	Lord Tuʻivakanō (born 1952)		2011–2014
7	ʻAkilisi Pōhiva (1941–2019)		2014–2017
8	Siaosi Sovaleni (born 1970)		2017–2018
(7)	ʻAkilisi Pōhiva (1941–2019)		2018–2019†
—	Semisi Sika (born 1968) Acting		2019
9	Pōhiva Tuʻiʻonetoa (1951–2023)		2019–2021
10	Fekitamoeloa ʻUtoikamanu (born 1959)		2021–present