Mahe Tupouniua

Mahe 'Uli'uli Tupouniua was a Tongan politician and former cabinet minister.

Mahe 'Uli'uli Tupouniua
Minister of Finance
In office 1961–1982
Prime Minister	Tupoutoʻa Tungī Fatafehi Tuʻipelehake
Preceded by	George Goodacre
Succeeded by	James Cecil Cocker
Personal details
Born	20 July 1927
Died	19 October 2007
Parent	ʻAlipate Tupouniua (father)
Alma mater	Auckland University

Tupouniua was born on 20 July 1927. He had a economics and anthropology degrees from Auckland University.^[1]

Tupouniua was Tonga's Minister of Finance from 1961 to 1982,^[2] when he was fired by King of Tonga.^[3] He was also Deputy Prime Minister of Tonga^[4] from 1965 to 1972.^[1]

Tupouniua was director of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat from November 1972 to 1980 and from January 1983 to January 1986.^[5]

He died on 19 October 2007.^[6] His son is the Tongan ambassador to United States.^[4]

References

1. "Vol. 53, No. 6 ( Jun. 1, 1982)". Trove.
2. "Former Ministers | Ministry of Finance and National Planning". 31 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-08-31.
3. Cass, Kalino Latu and Philip (20 February 2024). "Do his father's actions show how PM Hu'akavameiliku will react to King's moves?". Kaniva Tonga News.
4. "AllGov - Officials". www.allgov.com.
5. "Tongan contender for top Forum job targets new Pacific order". RNZ. 7 September 2020.
6. "RULING IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TONGA".