HRH Crown Prince Tupouto\u02bba \u02bbUlukalala has been appointed as Tonga’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for His Majesty’s Armed Forces in January 2025. This follows in the footsteps of his father, HM King Tupou VI who before ascending to the throne, held similar roles in the Tongan government, including Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister for His Majesty’s Armed Forces.<\/p>\n
HRH Crown Prince Tupouto\u02bba \u02bbUlukalala , born on 17 September 1985, is the son of HM King Tupou VI and HM Queen Nanasipau\u02bbu. His Royal Highness pursued his education at the Australian National University, where he obtained a Master of Military and Defence Studies in 2018 and a Master of Diplomacy in 2021. His time studying and working in Australia, along with his early diplomatic roles, has equipped him with the skills and knowledge to navigate both domestic and international political landscapes.<\/p>\n
HRH Crown Prince Tupouto\u02bba \u02bbUlukalala married HRH Crown Princess Sinaitakala Fakafanua in 2012, and they have four children: HRH Prince Taufa\u02bbahau Manumataongo, HRH Princess Halaevalu Mata\u02bbaho, HRH Princess Nanasipau\u02bbu Eliana, and HRH Princess Salote Mafile\u02bbo Pilolevu. His appointment to key government roles in 2025 reflects the Crown Prince’s growing influence in Tonga\u2019s political scene, following a legacy of service and leadership established by his father.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
HRH Crown Prince Tupouto\u02bba \u02bbUlukalala has been appointed as Tonga’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for His Majesty’s Armed Forces in January 2025. This follows in the footsteps of his father, HM King Tupou VI who before ascending to the throne, held similar roles in the Tongan government, including Minister of Foreign Affairs and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11103,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":{"image_01":"","image_02":"","image_03":"","image_04":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8573\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}