Minister of Finance of Tonga

Minister of Finance
IncumbentʻAisake Eke since 28 January 2025
Formation	January 1919
First holder	William Garfield Bagnall

Ministry of Finance building in Nuku'alofa

Minister of Finance is the person in charge of the Ministry of Finance of Tonga.^[1]

Ministers

• William Garfield Bagnall, January 1919 - July 1939^[2]
• Horace E. Nicolson, 1939 - 1949^[3]
• George Goodacre, 1950 - 1961^[3]
• Mahe 'Uli'uli Tupouniua, 1961 - 1982^[4]
• Sione Tapa (acting September 1970 to May 1971,^[5] November 1972 to January 1981^[6])
• James Cecil Cocker, 1982 - 1991^[4]
• Tutoatasi Fakafanua, 1991 - 2000 (Tutoatasi Kinikinilau Fakafanua)^[4]
• Siosiua 'Utoikamanu, 2001 - 2008 (Siosiua Tuitalukua Tupou 'Utoikamanu)^[4]
• 'Otenifi Afu'alo Matoto, 2008 - 2010^[4]
• Sunia Manu Fili, 2010 - April 2012^[4]
• Lisiate 'Akolo, April 2012 - December 2013^[4]
• ʻAisake Eke, January 2014 - March 2017^[7][8]
• Tevita Lavemaau, March 2017 - January 2018^[9][8]
• Pohiva Tu'i'onetoa, January 2018 - October 2019^[10]
• Tevita Lavemaau, October 2019 - 28 December 2021^[11]
• Tatafu Moeaki, 28 December 2021^[12] - August 2022
• Tiofilusi Tiueti, October 2022^[13] - 28 January 2025
• ʻAisake Eke, 28 January 2025 - Incumbent

See also

• Government of Tonga
• Economy of Tonga
• National Reserve Bank of Tonga

External links

• Website of the Ministry of Finance

References

1. "Our Structure | Ministry of Finance". www.finance.gov.to.
2. Wood-Ellem, Elizabeth (7 September 1999). Queen Sālote of Tonga: The Story of an Era, 1900-1965. Auckland University Press. ISBN 9781869402051 – via Google Books.
3. Wood-Ellem, Elizabeth (7 September 1999). Queen Sālote of Tonga: The Story of an Era, 1900-1965. Auckland University Press. ISBN 9781869402051 – via Google Books.
4. "Former Ministers | Ministry of Finance and National Planning". 31 August 2015. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
5. "People". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. 41, no. 10. 1 October 1970. p. 93. Retrieved 5 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
6. "Humble, ethical lifestyle shaped career of Tongan philanthropist and Minister". kaniva Tonga. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
7. "Message from Hon. ʻAisake Eke | Ministry of Finance and National Planning". 31 August 2015. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015.
8. "Tonga Finance Minister resigns". RNZ. 6 March 2017.
9. "New Finance Minister confirms former Minister Dr. Eke will be recruited as an independent consultant for the 2017-2018 budget – TBC".
10. ""The Appointment of Hon. Dr. Pohiva Tu'i'onetoa as the New Prime Minister of Tonga" – Office of the Prime Minister of Tonga". 11 October 2019. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019.
11. ""Prime Minister Announces New Cabinet Ministers" – Office of the Prime Minister of Tonga". 11 October 2019. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019.
12. "PM names new government". Matangi Tonga. 29 December 2021. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
13. "Tiofilusi Tiueti new Minister of Finance". Matangi Tonga. 21 October 2022.