The death of a former Prime Minister of Tonga and the current Tongatapu 10 People’s Representative to the Tonga Legislative Assembly, Pohiva Tu’i’onetoa (71) was confirmed today. He passed away yesterday, in the United States, where he had gone for medical reasons.
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Monday 20 March 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Wednesday 15 March 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's parliamentary Speaker, Lord Fakafanua, was elected to the Board of the IPU Forum of Young Parliamentarians, while attending an assembly of parliamentarians in Bahrain this week.
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Friday 3 March 2023
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The Speaker announced that the House’s meeting on 9 February 2023 was their last meeting for the week, according to the published minutes. He might have been inferring that it was the House’s final meeting for 2022, because the House’s 2022 session had not been closed, and there have been no minutes published since then. From the House by Pesi Fonua
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Monday 27 February 2023
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MPs were reminded of their constitutional role to effectively represent their electorate and voters, at the opening of a three-day induction program on 27 February. The Clerk told MPs one of the effective means of Parliament’s oversight role of the Executive is “Question Time”, which is widely used in overseas Legislatures, where Cabinet Ministers respond to questions from MPs. She said it is considered an effective tool used in the Legislature to scrutinise the government’s work.
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Wednesday 22 February 2023
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Members of Parliament will take part in an induction program from 27 February to 1 March, to enhance their knowledge and understanding of the Legislature and their duties.
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Friday 10 February 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
'Alisi Taumoepeau KC will be serving as interim Ombudsman for four-months, effective 18 February, following the retirement of the current Ombudsman.
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Tuesday 7 February 2023
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A heated discussion between members of the parliament, over a request of endorsement from REALTonga Airlines went nowhere in the House on Monday 6 February.
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Thursday 2 February 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The House spent all day on Wednesday 1 February 2023, debating an Anti-Corruption Commissioner Amendment Bill 2023, one of two Bills that are in the House’s current working agenda. The amendment bill, which passed its third reading today, means that the Anti-Corruption Commissioner may be paid less than a Supreme Court judge and the salaries are no longer equal. From the House by Pesi Fonua.
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Tuesday 31 January 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Legislative Assembly of Tonga reconvened its first meeting for 2023 this morning, Tuesday, 31 January when one new MP was sworn in.
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Friday 27 January 2023
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The Legislative Assembly of Tonga will convene its first meeting for 2023 on Tuesday, 31 January, after its last sitting in December 2022.
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Saturday 21 January 2023
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Johnny Gratten Vaea Taione won the Tongatapu 8 By-Election with 743 votes and secured his seat in the Legislative Assembly of Tonga. He replaces the late Semisi Fakahau.
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Sunday 8 January 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
After the Tongan Parliament was told that its 2022 proceedings would not close as planned on 8 December, and that its session would continue, 'twas clear just before Christmas, that all through the House not an MP was stirring... From the House, by Pesi Fonua.
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Friday 9 December 2022
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The working relationship between the Tongan Parliament and Government became stranded as members of parliament engaged in a debate over a Petition from the Tonga National Construction Inc., urging Parliament to increase the budget estimation provided by the government’s Project Management Unit for the Tsunami House Reconstruction Project. The House thought they were running out of time as they were expecting to close their session on 8 December, but that was not to be. From the House by Pesi Fonua
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Monday 28 November 2022
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Tongan delegates led by Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Samiu Kuita Vaipulu, attended the Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting 2022, in Mauritius form 22-25 November.
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Friday 25 November 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tongan Parliament went into a closed session when it opened on Wednesday, after a three-weeks break, and there was no broadcasting of the morning’s proceedings. So what was parliament doing on the morning of November 23? From the House by Pesi Fonua.
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Friday 18 November 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The time for critical action on Climate Change is now, Tonga's Speaker Lord Fakafanua said during an Inter-Parliamentary Union meeting in Egypt, during the 27th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (COP 27).
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Friday 11 November 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The By-Election to elect the new People's Representative to the Tonga Legislative Assembly for the Tongatapu 8 constituency will be held on Thursday, 19 January, 2023. This is to fill the seat vacated by the late Hon. Semisi Fakahau.
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Thursday 3 November 2022
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Three new Tongatapu People's Representatives have been elected into the Legislative Assembly, after the By-Elections on 3 November. The successful candidates are Mateni Tapueluelu [Tongatapu 4], Dulcie Elaine Tei [Tongatapu 6] and Paula Piveni Piukala [Tongatapu 7].
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Wednesday 2 November 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Campaigning ended today for tomorrow's By-Elections to elect three new People's Representatives to the Tonga Legislative Assembly, in the Constituencies of Tongatapu 4, Tongatapu 6 and Tongatapu 7.
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Wednesday 26 October 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
There are 41 polling stations for the By-Elections on 3 November to elect three new People's Representatives to the Tonga Legislative Assembly, in the constituencies of Tongatapu 4, Tongatapu 6 and Tongatapu 7.
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