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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 125%; background-color: #ededed"><div style="display:inline" class="fn org">Legislative Assembly of Tonga</div> <br /><div style="display:inline" class="nickname" lang="to">Fale Alea ʻo Tonga</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_Legislative_Assembly_of_Tonga.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Coat of arms or logo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Seal_of_the_Legislative_Assembly_of_Tonga.svg/170px-Seal_of_the_Legislative_Assembly_of_Tonga.svg.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="170" class="mw-file-element" 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dtstart published updated itvstart">1875-09-16</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Leadership</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Speaker</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Fatafehi_Fakafanua" title="Fatafehi Fakafanua">Fatafehi Fakafanua</a> <br />since December 2017 </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Structure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seats</th><td class="infobox-data">25 members</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tongan_Parliament.svg" 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href="/wiki/Tongan_Nobles" class="mw-redirect" title="Tongan Nobles">Nobles'</a> (4)</li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_opposition" title="Parliamentary opposition">Opposition</a> (10)</b> </p> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#EC1C25; color:black;border:1px solid silver;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Tonga_People%27s_Party" title="Tonga People's Party">TPPI</a> (1)</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#dddddd; color:black;border:1px solid silver;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Independent_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent (politician)">Independents</a> (4)</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#000000; color:white;border:1px solid silver;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Tongan_Nobles" class="mw-redirect" title="Tongan Nobles">Nobles'</a> (5)</li></ul> <p><b>Vacant (1)</b> </p> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; color:black;border:1px solid silver;"> </span> Vacant (1)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Elections</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_system" title="Electoral system">Voting system</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Single_non-transferable_vote" title="Single non-transferable vote">Single non-transferable vote</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Last election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2021_Tongan_general_election" title="2021 Tongan general election">18 November 2021</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Next election</div></th><td class="infobox-data">On or before November 2025</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Meeting place</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Parliament_Nuku%27alofa.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Parliament_Nuku%27alofa.jpg/250px-Parliament_Nuku%27alofa.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="186" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Parliament_Nuku%27alofa.jpg/375px-Parliament_Nuku%27alofa.jpg 1.5x, 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title="Siaosi Sovaleni">Siaosi Sovaleni</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_Tonga" title="Deputy Prime Minister of Tonga">Deputy Prime Minister</a> <dl><dd><i>Vacant</i></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Tonga" title="Cabinet of Tonga">Cabinet</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Legislative</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Legislative Assembly</a> <dl><dd><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Speaker_of_the_Assembly">Speaker</a>: <a href="/wiki/Fatafehi_Fakafanua" title="Fatafehi Fakafanua">Lord Fakafanua</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2010_Tongan_Legislative_Assembly" title="2010 Tongan Legislative Assembly">Members</a></dd></dl></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div 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title="2014 Tongan general election">2014</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2017_Tongan_general_election" title="2017 Tongan general election">2017</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2021_Tongan_general_election" title="2021 Tongan general election">2021</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Next_Tongan_general_election" title="Next Tongan general election"><i>next</i></a></li></ul></div></dd></dl></li> <li>Political parties <dl><dd><div style="font-size: 90%;display:inline"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_the_Friendly_Islands" title="Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands">Democratic Party of the<br />Friendly Islands (DPFI)</a></div> </div></dd> <dd><div style="font-size: 90%;display:inline"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Democratic_Party_(Tonga)" title="People's Democratic Party (Tonga)">People's Democratic<br />Party (PDP)</a></div> </div></dd></dl></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="text-align:left;padding-bottom:0.5em;"> <a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Tonga" title="Administrative divisions of Tonga">Administrative divisions</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Tonga" title="Foreign relations of Tonga">Foreign relations</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li>Ministry of Foreign Affairs <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Tonga)" title="Minister of Foreign Affairs (Tonga)">Minister</a>: <a href="/wiki/Fekitamoeloa_%CA%BBUtoikamanu" title="Fekitamoeloa ʻUtoikamanu">Fekitamoeloa ʻUtoikamanu</a></dd></dl></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_of_Tonga" title="List of diplomatic missions of Tonga">Diplomatic missions of</a> / <a href="/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_in_Tonga" title="List of diplomatic missions in Tonga">in Tonga</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tongan_nationality_law" title="Tongan nationality law">Nationality law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tongan_passport" title="Tongan passport">Passport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Tongan_citizens" title="Visa requirements for Tongan citizens">Visa requirements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Tonga" title="Visa policy of Tonga">Visa policy</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-below"> <div class="hlist" style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_political_science#Politics_by_region" title="Outline of political science">Other countries</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style 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abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Politics_of_Tonga" title="Template:Politics of Tonga"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Politics_of_Tonga" title="Template talk:Politics of Tonga"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Politics_of_Tonga" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Politics of Tonga"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Legislative Assembly of Tonga</b> (<a href="/wiki/Tongan_language" title="Tongan language">Tongan</a>: <i lang="to"><b>Fale Alea ʻo Tonga</b></i>) is the unicameral legislature of <a href="/wiki/Tonga" title="Tonga">Tonga</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Legislative_Assembly_of_Tonga&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A Legislative Assembly providing for representation of nobles and commoners was established in 1862 by King <a href="/wiki/George_Tupou_I_of_Tonga" class="mw-redirect" title="George Tupou I of Tonga">George Tupou I</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This body met every four years and was continued in the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Tonga" title="Constitution of Tonga">1875 Constitution</a>. </p><p>Originally the Legislative Assembly consisted of all holders of noble titles, an equal number of people's representatives, the governors for Haʻapai and Vavaʻu, and at least four Cabinet Ministers chosen by the <a href="/wiki/Monarch" title="Monarch">monarch</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-campbell_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-campbell-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An increase in the number of nobles from twenty to thirty saw the Assembly grow to 70 members.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Amendments in 1914 saw a reduction in the size of the Assembly and annual sittings. The principle of equal representation of nobles and commoners was retained.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2010 the Legislative Assembly enacted a package of political reforms, increasing the number of people's representatives from nine to seventeen,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with ten seats for <a href="/wiki/Tongatapu" title="Tongatapu">Tongatapu</a>, three for <a href="/wiki/Vava%CA%BBu" title="Vavaʻu">Vavaʻu</a>, two for <a href="/wiki/Ha%CA%BBapai" title="Haʻapai">Haʻapai</a> and one each for <a href="/wiki/Niuas" class="mw-redirect" title="Niuas">Niuas</a> and <a href="/wiki/%CA%BBEua" title="ʻEua">ʻEua</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 100-year-old <a href="/wiki/Parliament_House,_Tonga" title="Parliament House, Tonga">Tongan Parliament House</a> was destroyed by <a href="/wiki/Cyclone_Gita" title="Cyclone Gita">Cyclone Gita</a>, a Category 4 tropical cyclone that passed through the nation on 12 and 13 February 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Parliament subsequently moved to the Tongan National Centre complex in Tofoa. In November 2021 the Tongan government announced that a new parliament building would be constructed on Nukuʻalofa's waterfront.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Electoral_system">Electoral system</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Legislative_Assembly_of_Tonga&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Electoral system"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The assembly has 26 members in which 17 members are elected by the people for 5-year term in single-seat <a href="/wiki/Constituencies_of_Tonga" title="Constituencies of Tonga">constituencies</a> via the <a href="/wiki/Single_non-transferable_vote" title="Single non-transferable vote">single non-transferable vote</a> system. There are 9 members elected by the 33 hereditary nobles of Tonga. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Speaker_of_the_Assembly">Speaker of the Assembly</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Legislative_Assembly_of_Tonga&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Speaker of the Assembly"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Legislative Assembly is presided over by a Speaker, who is elected by majority of the elected members of Parliament at the first meeting after the general election and constitutionally appointed by the <a href="/wiki/List_of_monarchs_of_Tonga" title="List of monarchs of Tonga">king</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prior to 2010, the Speaker was appointed by the monarch.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A complete list of the Speakers is below:<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr style="background:#REEEEE;"> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Viliami_Tung%C4%AB_Halatuituia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Viliami Tungī Halatuituia (page does not exist)">Hon. Viliami Tungī</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://to.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viliami_Tung%C4%AB_Halatuituia" class="extiw" title="to:Viliami Tungī Halatuituia">to</a>]</span></td> <td>1875</td> <td>1896</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="???:background"> <td><a href="/wiki/Siaosi_Tuku%CA%BBaho" title="Siaosi Tukuʻaho">Hon. Siaosi Tukuʻaho</a></td> <td>1897</td> <td>1897</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="???:background"> <td><a href="/wiki/Siaosi_Tu%CA%BBipelehake" title="Siaosi Tuʻipelehake">Hon. Siaosi Tuʻipelehake</a></td> <td>1897</td> <td>1912</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="???:background"> <td>Hon. Finau ʻUlukalala</td> <td>1912</td> <td>1938</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="???:background"> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fotu%CA%BBa_Falef%C4%81_Veikune&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fotuʻa Falefā Veikune (page does not exist)">Hon. Iosaiasi Veikune</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://to.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fotu_%CA%BBa_Falef%C4%81_Veikune" class="extiw" title="to:Fotu ʻa Falefā Veikune">to</a>]</span></td> <td>1939</td> <td>1940</td> <td>1st term </td></tr> <tr style="???:background"> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Siosiua_Niutupu%CA%BBivaha_Kaho&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Siosiua Niutupuʻivaha Kaho (page does not exist)">Hon. Tuʻivakanō</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://to.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siosiua_Niutupu%CA%BBivaha_Kaho" class="extiw" title="to:Siosiua Niutupuʻivaha Kaho">to</a>]</span></td> <td>1941</td> <td>1941</td> <td>1st term </td></tr> <tr style="???:background"> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=F%C4%ABnauvalevale_Finefeuaki&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fīnauvalevale Finefeuaki (page does not exist)">Hon. Nuku</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://to.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C4%ABnauvalevale_Finefeuaki" class="extiw" title="to:Fīnauvalevale Finefeuaki">to</a>]</span></td> <td>1942</td> <td>1944</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="???:background"> <td>Hon. Iosaiasi Veikune</td> <td>1945</td> <td>1945</td> <td>2nd term </td></tr> <tr style="???:background"> <td>Hon. Tuʻivakanō</td> <td>1946</td> <td>1948</td> <td>2nd term </td></tr> <tr style="???:background"> <td>Hon. Iosaiasi Veikune</td> <td>1949</td> <td>1949</td> <td>3rd term </td></tr> <tr style="???:#background";???:EEEEEE;???:";"> <td>Hon. Tuʻivakanō</td> <td>1950</td> <td>1950</td> <td>3rd term </td></tr> <tr style="???:background"> <td><a href="/wiki/Semisi_Fonua" title="Semisi Fonua">Hon. Kalaniuvalu</a></td> <td>1951</td> <td>1958</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="???:background"> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hon._Ma%CA%BBafu_Tukui%CA%BBaulahi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hon. Maʻafu Tukuiʻaulahi (page does not exist)">Hon. Maʻafu Tukuiʻaulahi</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://to.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C4%93vita_%CA%BBUnga_Tangitau" class="extiw" title="to:Tēvita ʻUnga Tangitau">to</a>]</span></td> <td>1959</td> <td>1984</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="???:background"> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hon._Kalaniuvalu_Fotofili&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hon. Kalaniuvalu Fotofili (page does not exist)">Hon. Kalaniuvalu Fotofili</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://to.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siosiua_Ngalumoetutulu_Kalaniuvalu" class="extiw" title="to:Siosiua Ngalumoetutulu Kalaniuvalu">to</a>]</span></td> <td>1985</td> <td>1986</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="???:background"> <td>Hon. Malupo</td> <td>1987</td> <td>1989</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="???:background"> <td><a href="/wiki/Siaosi_%E2%80%98Alokuo%E2%80%99ulu_Wycliffe_Fusitu%E2%80%99a" class="mw-redirect" title="Siaosi ‘Alokuo’ulu Wycliffe Fusitu’a">Lord Fusituʻa</a></td> <td>1990</td> <td>1998</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#EEEEEE;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Fatafehi_Fuatakifolaha" title="Fatafehi Fuatakifolaha">Lord Veikune</a></td> <td>April 1999</td> <td>2001</td> <td>1st term </td></tr> <tr style="background:#EEEEEE;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Siale%CA%BBataongo_Tu%CA%BBivakan%C5%8D" title="Sialeʻataongo Tuʻivakanō">Lord Tuʻivakanō</a></td> <td>1 July 2002</td> <td>2004</td> <td>1st term </td></tr> <tr style="background:#EEEEEE;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Fatafehi_Fuatakifolaha" title="Fatafehi Fuatakifolaha">Lord Veikune</a></td> <td>22 March 2005</td> <td>January 2006</td> <td>2nd term </td></tr> <tr style="background:#EEEEEE;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Havea_Tu%CA%BBiha%CA%BBangana" title="Havea Tuʻihaʻangana">Lord Tuʻihaʻangana</a></td> <td>10 February 2006</td> <td>April 2008</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#EEEEEE;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Malakai_Fakatoufifita" title="Malakai Fakatoufifita">Hon. Tuʻilakepa</a></td> <td>2 May 2008</td> <td>2010</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#EEEEEE;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Tevita_Poasi_Tupou" title="Tevita Poasi Tupou">Lord Tupou</a> (interim)</td> <td>3 December 2010</td> <td>21 December 2010</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#EEEEEE;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Havea_Hikule%27o_%27oPulotu" class="mw-redirect" title="Havea Hikule'o 'oPulotu">Hon. Lasike</a></td> <td>21 December 2010</td> <td>18 July 2012</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#EEEEEE;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Fatafehi_Fakafanua" title="Fatafehi Fakafanua">Lord Fakafanua</a></td> <td>19 July 2012</td> <td>29 December 2014</td> <td>1st term </td></tr> <tr style="background:#EEEEEE;"> <td>Lord Tuʻivakanō</td> <td>January 2015</td> <td>December 2017</td> <td>2nd term </td></tr> <tr style="background:#EEEEEE;"> <td>Lord Fakafanua</td> <td>December 2017</td> <td></td> <td>2nd term<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Terms_of_the_Tongan_Legislative_Assembly">Terms of the Tongan Legislative Assembly</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Legislative_Assembly_of_Tonga&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Terms of the Tongan Legislative Assembly"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Until 2010, the government was appointed by the monarch without reference to Parliament, and there were no political parties. The last term under the old system was the <a href="/wiki/2008_Tongan_Legislative_Assembly" title="2008 Tongan Legislative Assembly">2008 Tongan Legislative Assembly</a>. Political reform in 2010 saw the Prime Minister elected by Parliament from among its members, leading to <a href="/wiki/Responsible_government" title="Responsible government">responsible government</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" width="70%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Term </th> <th>Elected in </th> <th>Government </th></tr> <tr style="background:#EEEEEE"> <td><a href="/wiki/2010_Tongan_Legislative_Assembly" title="2010 Tongan Legislative Assembly">2010 Parliament</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2010_Tongan_general_election" title="2010 Tongan general election">2010 election</a> </td> <td align="center">Independent </td></tr> <tr style="background:#FFFFFF"> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_Tongan_Legislative_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2014 Tongan Legislative Assembly (page does not exist)">2014 Parliament</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2014_Tongan_general_election" title="2014 Tongan general election">2014 election</a> </td> <td align="center">No overall majority </td></tr> <tr style="background:#E69999"> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Tongan_Legislative_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2017 Tongan Legislative Assembly (page does not exist)">2017 Parliament</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2017_Tongan_general_election" title="2017 Tongan general election">2017 election</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_the_Friendly_Islands" title="Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands">DPFI</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#EEEEEE"> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=2021_Tongan_Legislative_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2021 Tongan Legislative Assembly (page does not exist)">2021 Parliament</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2021_Tongan_general_election" title="2021 Tongan general election">2021 election</a> </td> <td align="center">Independent </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Officers">Officers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Legislative_Assembly_of_Tonga&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Clerk</b> (<i>Kalake Pule Fale Alea ʻo Tonga</i>) </p> <ul><li>Sione Tekiteki (2011–2012)</li> <li>Gloria Poleʻo (2012–present)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Legislative_Assembly_of_Tonga&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Tonga" title="Politics of Tonga">Politics of Tonga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_legislatures_by_country" title="List of legislatures by country">List of legislatures by country</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Legislative_Assembly_of_Tonga&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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