Tupou VI
| Tupou VI | |
|---|---|
 Tupou VI in 2025 | |
| King of Tonga | |
| Reign | 18 March 2012 – present |
| Coronation | 4 July 2015 |
| Predecessor | George Tupou V |
| Successor | Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala |
| Regent | |
| 13th Prime Minister of Tonga | |
| In office 3 January 2000 – 11 February 2006 | |
| Monarch | Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV |
| Preceded by | Baron Vaea |
| Succeeded by | Feleti Sevele |
| Born | 12 July 1959 Nukuʻalofa, Kingdom of Tonga |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Princess Lātūfuipeka Tukuʻaho Crown Prince Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala Prince Ata |
| House | Tupou dynasty |
| Father | Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV |
| Mother | Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe |
| Religion | Free Wesleyan Church |
| Alma mater | University of East Anglia University of New South Wales Bond University |
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Tupou VI (Tongan: ʻAhoʻeitu ʻUnuakiʻotonga Tukuʻaho; born 12 July 1959) is the king of Tonga. He was chosen as the inheritor of the throne by his elder brother, Tupou V, in 2006. After Tupou V died in 2012, he inherited the throne and was given the name "Tupou VI".
References
- ↑ "Tonga National Public Holidays for 2015" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2015.
Tupou VI House of Tupou Born: 12 July 1959 | ||
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Tupouto'a Tungi |
Minister for Foreign Affairs 1998–2004 |
Succeeded by Sonatane Tuʻa Taumoepeau-Tupou |
| Preceded by Vaea |
Prime Minister of Tonga 2000–2006 |
Succeeded by Feleti Sevele |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| New office | High Commissioner to Australia 2008–2012 |
Succeeded by Lātūfuipeka Tukuʻaho |
| New office | Ambassador of Tonga to Japan 2010–2012 |
Succeeded by Tania Laumanulupe Tupou |
| Regnal titles | ||
| Preceded by George Tupou V |
King of Tonga 2012–present |
Incumbent Heir apparent: Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala |
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