Tupou VI (Tongan: ʻAhoʻeitu ʻUnuakiʻotonga Tukuʻaho; born 12 July 1959) is the king of Tonga. He was chosen as the inheritor of the throne by his elder brother, Tupou V, in 2006. After Tupou V died in 2012, he inherited the throne and was given the name "Tupou VI".
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Tupou VI House of Tupou Born: 12 July 1959 |
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Preceded by
Tupouto'a Tungi |
Minister for Foreign Affairs
1998–2004 |
Succeeded by
Sonatane Tuʻa Taumoepeau-Tupou |
Preceded by
Vaea |
Prime Minister of Tonga
2000–2006 |
Succeeded by
Feleti Sevele |
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| New office |
High Commissioner to Australia
2008–2012 |
Succeeded by
Lātūfuipeka Tukuʻaho |
| New office |
Ambassador of Tonga to Japan
2010–2012 |
Succeeded by
Tania Laumanulupe Tupou |
| Regnal titles |
Preceded by
George Tupou V |
King of Tonga
2012–present |
Incumbent
Heir apparent:
Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala |
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Quick facts ʻAhoʻeitu Tupou VI, King of Tonga ...
| ʻAhoʻeitu Tupou VI |
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| Reign | 18 March 2012 – present |
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| Coronation | 4 July 2015[1] |
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| Predecessor | George Tupou V |
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| Heir apparent | Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala |
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| Term | 3 January 2000 – 11 February 2006 |
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| Predecessor | Baron Vaea |
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| Successor | Feleti Sevele |
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| Monarch | Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV |
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| Born | (1959-07-12) 12 July 1959 (age 66)
Royal Palace, Nukuʻalofa, Tonga |
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| Spouse |
Nanasipauʻu Vaea (m. 1982 ) |
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| Issue | Princess Lātūfuipeka Tukuʻaho
Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala
Prince Ata |
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| ʻAhoʻeitu ʻUnuakiʻotonga Tukuʻaho |
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| House | Tupou |
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| Father | Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV |
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| Mother | Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe |
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