Tonga's Acting Prime Minister, Dr Feleti Sevele this afternoon, announced the appointment of three new Public Services commissioners, who are drawn from the private sector to replace the cabinet ministers who were running the PSC.

The three new commissioners, Mrs Mishka Tu'ifua - Chairperson, Mr C. Ross Chapman - Commissioner, and Ms S. Tai'atu 'Ata'ata - Commissioner, on March 31 will take over from the former commissioners who were the Prime Minister, the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Lands Survey and Natural Resources who were appointed on May 1 2003, for a five year tenure, to end on April 30, 2008.

The tenure of the three new commissioners is for two years.