Tonga - Head of Government

The Lord Siale'ataonga Tu' ivakano was sworn into office as Prime Minister of Tonga on 22 December 2010 after being elected by the Legislative Assembly. He is concurrently Minister for Defence, Foreign Affairs and Information and Communications.

He was previously served as Minister for Training, Employment, Youth and Sport from 2006 to 2010. He was Minister for Works from 2005 to 2006.

He was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2004.

He took on a career in education, working as a teacher, before his entry into politics and public service.

Lord Tu' ivakano has a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Flinderds University, Adelaide, Australia.

He was born on 15 January 1952 in Niutoua, Hahake, Tongatapu.