Chief of the Defence Staff (Tonga)
Appearance
Below is a list of commanders of the Military of Tonga
No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) |
Term of office | Ref. | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
Commander of the Tongan Defence Services | ||||||
1 | Colonel Fetuʻutolu Tupou (?–2005) |
1977 | 31 March 2000 | 22–23 years | [1] | |
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Brigadier general Tauʻaika ʻUtaʻatu (born 1956) |
31 March 2000 | 5 November 2013 | 13 years, 219 days | [2] |
Chief of the Defence Staff of the HMAF[3] | ||||||
2 | ![]() |
Brigadier general Tauʻaika ʻUtaʻatu (born 1956) |
5 November 2013 | 21 December 2014 | 1 year, 46 days | [2] |
3 | ![]() |
Brigadier general Tupou Tongapoʻuli Aleamotuʻa (born 1966) |
21 December 2014 | Incumbent | 9 years, 215 days | [4] |
References
[edit]- ^ "TDS Commander, Col. Fetu'utolu Tupou retires". Matangi Tonga Online. 20 March 2000. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Brigadier General 'Uta'atu retires from HMAF". Matangi Tonga Online. Vava'u Press. 21 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Tonga Defence Services (Amendment) Act 2013" (PDF). paclii.org. p. 6. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Fielakepa title goes to HMAF Commander". Matangi Tonga Online. 10 April 2015. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2018.