Sione Siale Fohe

Sione Siale Fohe, styled Lord Fohe, is a Tongan noble, politician, and Cabinet minister.

Sione Siale Fohe
Fohe in 2022
Minister for Agriculture, Food, Forests
In office 29 July 2022 – 10 December 2024
Prime Minister	Siaosi Sovaleni
Preceded by	Viliami Hingano
Succeeded by	Siosiua Halavātau
Member of the Tongan Parliament for Tongatapu Noble's constituency
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 November 2021
Preceded by	Lord Vahaʻi

He was appointed to the title of Lord Fohe in November 2016.^[1][2] In October 2021 he was fined TOP$500 for assaulting a tenant on his estate.^[3]

He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Tonga at the 2021 Tongan general election.^[4][5] On 29 July 2022 he was appointed Minister for Agriculture, Food, and Forests in the cabinet of Siaosi Sovaleni, replacing Viliami Hingano.^[6] Following the resignation of Sovaleni as Prime Minister in December 2024, he resigned from Cabinet.^[7]

References

1. "King appoints Lord Fohe". Kaniva Tonga. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
2. "Sione Siale Fohe installed to the hereditary title of Lord Fohe". Tonga Broadcasting Commission. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
3. "Lord Fohe fined $500 over resident assault". Kaniva Tonga. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
4. "Nine Nobles elected in Tonga". PINA. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
5. "Twelve new MPs in Tonga election - but no women elected". RNZ. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
6. "Lord Fohe appointed Minister of Agriculture". Matangi Tonga. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
7. "More nobles resign from Tonga's Cabinet". RNZ. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.