Viela Tupou

Viela Tupou is a Tongan civil servant. She has served as Tonga's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and as Tonga's Lord Chamberlain.[1][2]

Viela Tupou, Lord Chamberlain of Tonga

Biography

Tupou held the position of Acting Secretary for Foreign Affairs in the late 1990s. In 1999 she was appointed Chief Protocol Officer for Tonga's diplomatic mission to the United Kingdom.[3] She was High Commissioner to the United Kingdom until 2005.[4]

Personal life

Tupou was married to fellow civil servant Colonel 'Aloua Fetu'utolu Tupou until his death in April 2005.[1][3]

Honours

National honours

References

  1. ^ a b "Tongan Cabinet Minister passes away". RNZ. 2005-04-18. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  2. ^ "Five life Peers announced in Tonga". RNZ. 2011-01-03. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  3. ^ a b "TONGA APPOINTS HUSBAND AND WIFE TEAM TO HEAD DIPLOMATIC MISSION IN UNITED | Pacific Islands Report". www.pireport.org. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  4. ^ "UK appointment for Dr Ngongo Kioa". Matangitonga. 2005-11-21. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  5. ^ "Royal orders presented at Palace". Matangi Tonga. 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.


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