Viela Tupou
Appearance
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]
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Biography
[edit]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
[edit]Tupou was married to fellow civil servant Colonel 'Aloua Fetu'utolu Tupou until his death in April 2005.[1][3]
Honours
[edit]- National honours
Order of Queen Sālote Tupou III, Grand Cross (31 July 2008).[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tongan Cabinet Minister passes away". RNZ. 2005-04-18. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
- ^ "Five life Peers announced in Tonga". RNZ. 2011-01-03. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
- ^ a b "TONGA APPOINTS HUSBAND AND WIFE TEAM TO HEAD DIPLOMATIC MISSION IN UNITED | Pacific Islands Report". www.pireport.org. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
- ^ "UK appointment for Dr Ngongo Kioa". Matangitonga. 2005-11-21. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
- ^ "Royal orders presented at Palace". Matangi Tonga. 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.