King George Tupou V - a visionary leader, says former PM Lord Sevele
Thursday, April 5, 2012 - 21:30
Lord Sevele, who was Tonga's Prime Minister for five years, from February 2006 to December 2011, during the planning and the implementation of the Political Reform Program, has described HM the late King George Tupou V as "a visionary leader and a man of substance," who further democratized Tonga's Constitutional Monarchy system of government by surrendering to parliament some of his executive power. Interview by PesiĀ Fonua.