Petunia Tupou

Petunia Tupou is a Tongan lawyer and jurist. Since 2022 she has been a judge of the Supreme Court of Tonga.

Tupou was educated at the University of Waikato in New Zealand, graduating in 1996 with a BA and LLB.[1] She was admitted to the bar in New Zealand in 1996, and in Tonga in 1997.[1] In September 2015 she was appointed honorary consul for the Netherlands.[2] She is also chair of the Tonga Broadcasting Commission.[3] In April 2021 she was appointed to the board of the Tonga Tourism Authority.[4]

In September 2020 she was made a King's Counsel.[5] In July 2022 she was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of Tonga, replacing Laki Niu.[6] She was the second woman appointed as a judge, after 'Elisapeti Langi.[7] She will be sworn in on 1 August 2022.[6]

Honours

National honours

References

  1. ^ a b "Petunia Tupou". Martindale. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Mrs Tupou is Netherlands' consul". Nuku'alofa Times. 2 October 2015. p. 4. Retrieved 28 July 2022 – via Issu.
  3. ^ "Tonga Broadcasting Commission". Pacific SOE. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Tonga's Ministry of Tourism appoints new board members". Loop Tonga. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Tonga's women lawyers appointed King's Counsel". Loop Tonga. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Petunia Tupou appointed new Supreme Court judge". Matangi Tonga. 27 July 2022. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  7. ^ "New female judge appointed as King's chancellor expected to shed light on Justice Niu's contract queries". Kaniva Tonga. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  8. ^ "King's Birthday awards". Matangi Tonga. 7 July 2021. Archived from the original on 8 July 2021.


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