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Lisiate ʻAkolo
Lisiate Aloveita Akolo is a Tongan politician, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga and former Minister of Finance in the Tongan Cabinet. Lisiate is a graduate of Victoria University of Wellington and American University. He worked for the Tonga Commodities Board and Tongan Development Bank, before becoming CEO of the South Pacific Tourism Organization in 2000. In October 2006 he was appointed to the Cabinet as Minister for Labour, Commerce and Industries, under Prime Minister Feleti Sevele. He stood in the 2010 election in the seat of Vavaʻu 14 and was successful. New Prime Minister Lord Tuʻivakanō retained him in Cabinet as Minister for Labour, Commerce and Industries. On September 1, 2011, he was reshuffled to the Ministry for Police, Prisons and Fire Services. On May 1, 2012, at his own request, he was reshuffled to the position of Minister of Finance. He developed a reputation as a financial conservative who didn't want to see Tonga overwhelmed by debt repayme ...
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Minister Of Finance (Tonga)
Minister of Finance is the person in charge of the Ministry of Finance of Tonga. Ministers * William Garfield Bagnall, January 1919 - July 1939 * Horace E. Nicolson, 1939 - 1949 *George Goodacre, 1950 - 1961 *Mahe 'Uli'uli Tupouniua, 1961 - 1982 * Sione Tapa (acting September 1970 to May 1971, November 1972 to January 1981) * James Cecil Cocker, 1982 - 1991 * Tutoatasi Fakafanua, 1991 - 2000 (Tutoatasi Kinikinilau Fakafanua) * Siosiua 'Utoikamanu, 2001 - 2008 (Siosiua Tuitalukua Tupou 'Utoikamanu) * 'Otenifi Afu'alo Matoto, 2008 - 2010 *Sunia Manu Fili, 2010 - April 2012 * Lisiate 'Akolo, April 2012 - December 2013 * 'Aisake Eke, January 2014 - March 2017 * Tevita Lavemaau, March 2017 - January 2018 * Pohiva Tu'i'onetoa, January 2018 - October 2019 * Tevita Lavemaau, October 2019 - 28 December 2021 *Tatafu Moeaki, 28 December 2021 - See also * Government of Tonga * Economy of Tonga * National Reserve Bank of Tonga External links Website of the Ministry of Finance References { ...
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European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been described as a ''sui generis'' political entity (without precedent or comparison) combining the characteristics of both a federation and a confederation. Containing 5.8per cent of the world population in 2020, the EU generated a nominal gross domestic product (GDP) of around trillion in 2021, constituting approximately 18per cent of global nominal GDP. Additionally, all EU states but Bulgaria have a very high Human Development Index according to the United Nations Development Programme. Its cornerstone, the Customs Union, paved the way to establishing an internal single market based on standardised legal framework and legislation that applies in all member states in those matters, and only those matters, where the states have agree ...
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Tongan Chief Executives
Tongan may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Tonga *Tongans, people from Tonga *Tongan language, the national language of Tonga *Tong'an District, a district in Xiamen, Fujian, China See also *Tonga (other) *Tonga language (other) *Tonga people (Malawi) *Tonga people (Zambia and Zimbabwe) The Tonga people of Zambia and Zimbabwe (also called 'Batonga') are a Bantu ethnic group of southern Zambia and neighbouring northern Zimbabwe, and to a lesser extent, in Mozambique. They are related to the Batoka who are part of the Tokaleya peo ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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People From Vavaʻu
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Government Ministers Of Tonga
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a means by which organizational policies are enforced, as well as a mechanism for determining policy. In many countries, the government has a kind of constitution, a statement of its governing principles and philosophy. While all types of organizations have governance, the term ''government'' is often used more specifically to refer to the approximately 200 independent national governments and subsidiary organizations. The major types of political systems in the modern era are democracies, monarchies, and authoritarian and totalitarian regimes. Historically prevalent forms of government include monarchy, aristocracy, timocracy, oligarchy, democracy, theocracy, and tyranny. These forms are not always mutually exclusive, and ...
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Ministers Of Finance Of Tonga
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American University Alumni
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Victoria University Of Wellington Alumni
Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelles, the capital city of the Seychelles * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom (1837–1901), Empress of India (1876–1901) Victoria may also refer to: People * Victoria (name), including a list of people with the name * Princess Victoria (other), several princesses named Victoria * Victoria (Gallic Empire) (died 271), 3rd-century figure in the Gallic Empire * Victoria, Lady Welby (1837–1912), English philosopher of language, musician and artist * Victoria of Baden (1862–1930), queen-consort of Sweden as wife of King Gustaf V * Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden (born 1977) * Victoria, ring name of wrestler Lisa Marie Varon (born 1971) * Victoria (born 1987), professional name of Song Qian, Chines ...
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Living People
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Members Of The Legislative Assembly Of Tonga
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Order Of Queen Sālote Tupou III
The ''Most Illustrious'' Order of Queen Sālote Tupou III is a knighthood order of the Kingdom of Tonga. History The Order was established on 28 June 2008 by His Late Majesty King George Tupou V to commemorate the grand figure of his grandmother, Queen Sālote Tupou III, who, during the nearly fifty years of her government (5 April 1918 – 16 December 1965), had guided the state of Tonga to a substantial economical and social evolution. The Order has been created as the principal civil reward for meritorious personal services to the sovereign. Above all, it is awarded as a Family Order for Tongan & foreign Royal Families."Gentleman's Military Interest Club" ForuTonga Orders/ref> Classes The Order consists of four classes: * Knight Grand Cross with Collar (KGCCQS) - Collar, Star, Sash, Miniature & Rosette * Knight/Dame Grand Cross (K/D GCQS) - Sash, Star, Miniature & Rosette * Knight/Dame Commander (K/D CQS) - Necklet badge from a ribbon, Miniature & Rosette * Member (MQS) - ...
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The Most Illustrious Order Of Queen Salote Tupou III Member
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archai ...
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