Mahe 'Uli'uli Tupouniua | |
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| 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 | (1927-07-20)20 July 1927 |
| Died | 19 October 2007(2007-10-19) (aged 80) |
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| Auckland University | |
Mahe 'Uli'uli Tupouniua was a Tongan politician and former cabinet minister.
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
- "Vol. 53, No. 6 ( Jun. 1, 1982)". Trove.
- "Former Ministers | Ministry of Finance and National Planning". 31 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-08-31.
- 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.
- "AllGov - Officials". www.allgov.com.
- "Tongan contender for top Forum job targets new Pacific order". RNZ. 7 September 2020.
- "RULING IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TONGA".