Siaosi Sovaleni

The Honourable
Siaosi Sovaleni
The Honourable Siaosi Sovaleni
	Sovaleni in 2022
18th Prime Minister of Tonga
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 27 December 2021
Monarch	Tupou VI
Deputy	Poasi Tei
Preceded by	Pōhiva Tuʻiʻonetoa
Minister of Education and Training
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 10 October 2019
Prime Minister	Pōhiva Tuʻiʻonetoa ; Himself
Preceded by	Penisimani Fifita
Minister for Police, Fire & Emergency Services
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 28 December 2021
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Lord Nuku
Minister for His Majesty's Armed Forces
	In office; 28 December 2021 – 28 March 2024
Preceded by	Lord Maʻafu
Prime Minister	In office; 30 December 2014 – 6 September 2017
Other offices held
Deputy Prime Minister of Tonga
	In office; 30 December 2014 – 6 September 2017
Prime Minister	ʻAkilisi Pōhiva
Preceded by	Samiu Vaipulu
Succeeded by	Lord Maʻafu
Minister for Environment and Communication
	In office; 30 December 2014 – 6 September 2017
Preceded by	Lord Maʻafu
Succeeded by	Poasi Tei
Member of the Tongan Parliament; for Tongatapu 3
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 27 November 2014
Preceded by	Sitiveni Halapua
Personal details
Born	Siaosi ‘Ofakivahafolau Sovaleni; 28 February 1970 (age 54)
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	University of Auckland (BS); University of Oxford (MS); University of the South Pacific (MBA);

Siaosi ‘Ofakivahafolau Sovaleni (born 28 February 1970),^[1] styled Hon. Hu'akavameiliku, is a Tongan politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Tonga since 2021.^[2] He has previously served as a Cabinet Minister, and from 2014 to 2017, he was Deputy Prime Minister of Tonga.^[1] He is the current estate holder of the village of Ha'asini.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Siaosi 'Ofakivahafolau Sovaleni". parliament.gov.to. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
^ "King Tupou VI appoints new Prime Minister". Matangi Tonga. 28 December 2021. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.

[gov-1] "Siaosi 'Ofakivahafolau Sovaleni". parliament.gov.to. Retrieved 13 January 2021.

[appointed-2] "King Tupou VI appoints new Prime Minister". Matangi Tonga. 28 December 2021. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.

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