Ministry of Tourism seeking new director [1]
Monday, December 29, 2008 - 10:00. Updated on Thursday, July 30, 2015 - 14:25.
Tonga's Director of Tourism, Edgar Cocker, has completed his one-year contract on December 16.
The Ministry of Tourism Nuku'alofa office confirmed that Edgar was no longer working with them as Director and that Sione Moala is currently the Acting Director while the Public Service Commission is advertising the position.
The former Director was said to have been on a 30 working days leave before resuming work on December 9, before he left.
Prior to joining the Ministry of Tourism on August 3, 2007, Edgar was the Executive Director of the Civil Society Forum of Tonga, a three-year funded project by UNDP and EU.