Pohiva Tuʻiʻonetoa

Tongan accountant and politician

Pohiva Tu’i’onetoa (30 June 1951[1] — 18 March 2023 [2]) was a Tongan accountant and politician. He was the 17th Prime Minister of Tonga from 2019 to 2021. Tu'i'onetoa replaced Semisi Sika, who was acting prime minister, since the death of ʻAkilisi Pōhiva.[3]


Pōhiva Tu'i'onetoa
Pohiva Tu’i’onetoa in 2020
17th Prime Minister of Tonga
In office
8 October 2019 – 27 December 2021
MonarchTupou VI
DeputySemisi Sika
Sione Vuna Fa'otusia
Preceded bySemisi Sika (Acting)
Succeeded bySiaosi Sovaleni
Other offices held
Minister for Public Enterprises
In office
10 October 2019 – 15 December 2021
Prime MinisterHimself
Minister of Finance
In office
4 January 2018 – 10 October 2019
Prime MinisterʻAkilisi Pōhiva
Preceded byTevita Lavemaau
Succeeded byTevita Lavemaau
Minister of of Labour, Commerce and Industries
In office
30 December 2014 – 4 January 2018
Succeeded byTevita Tu'i Uata
Minister for Revenue and Customs
In office
6 March 2017 – September 2017
Preceded byTevita Lavemaau
Succeeded byMateni Tapueluelu
Police, Prisons and Fire Services
In office
30 December 2014 – 6 March 2017
Succeeded byMateni Tapueluelu
Member of the Tongan Parliament
for Tongatapu 10
Assumed office
27 November 2014
Preceded bySemisi Tapueluelu
Succeeded by
Personal details
Born(1951-06-30)June 30, 1951
Talafo’ou, Tonga
DiedMarch 18, 2023(2023-03-18) (aged 71)
NationalityTongan
Political partyTonga People's Party
Alma materMonash University
Institute of Certified Management Accountants

References change

  1. "Dr. Pohiva Tu'i'onetoa". www.parliament.gov.to. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  2. "Former Tonga PM Tu'ionetoa passes away". RNZ. 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  3. "Tonga's caretaker PM Pōhiva sacks deputy and Finance Minister | Asia Pacific Report". Retrieved 2019-10-25.