Tevita Poasi Tupou

Tevita Poasi Tupou
Tevita Poasi Tupou
	Lord Tupou at the State Opening of Parliament in May 2015
Deputy Prime Minister of Tonga
	In office; 2000–2001
Preceded by	Langi Kavaliku
Succeeded by	Clive Edwards (acting)
Personal details
Nationality	Tongan

Tevita Poasi Tupou (born 27 July 1941),^[1] styled Lord Tupou of Kolofo’ou, is a Tongan judge and former politician.

During his political career, he served as Attorney General, Minister of Justice and Deputy Prime Minister. He also worked as a lawyer. In 2008, King George Tupou V elevated him to the title of Life Peer and appointed him Law Lord (judge) in the newly formed Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.^[2]

On 3 December 2010 the King appointed Tupou as interim Speaker.^[3]

In October 2014, Tupou was appointed as Judge in the Appeal Court of Tonga, making him the first Tongan in the panel.^[4]

In June 2015 he was inducted into the Tonga National Sports Hall of Fame for his services on the Tonga Sports Association and National Olympic Committee.^[1]

Honours

^ ^a ^b "Lord Tupou inducted". Nukualofa Times. 5 June 2015. p. 10. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
^ Guy Powles (2012). POLITICAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM OPENS THE DOOR: THE KINGDOM OF TONGA'S PATH TO DEMOCRACY (PDF). Comparative Law Journal of the Pacific. p. 40. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
^ "Tonga king appoints interim speaker". RNZ. 3 December 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ "First Tongan to be appointed to the court of appeal". New Zealand Kaniva Pacific. 22 October 2014. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014.
^ "Royal orders presented at Palace". Matangi Tonga. 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

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