In Memoriam: Deceased Ministers

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In Memoriam: Deceased Ministers since the 1924 Conference

(listed according to the year of the Conference held following their death)

1925 ʻAkapusi Tamale

    ʻApaiata Tuialo

1926 Mosese Tuʻitupou

    Siosaia Teu

    Siosiua Tonga

    Siosaia Halaifonua

    Taniela Faupula

    Uele Fonua

1927 Siosaia M. ʻAkauʻola

    Kepueli Paongo

1928 Sēmisi Nau

    Sēmisi Taufuʻi

1929 Filisione Tolutaʻu

    Sione Kulī

    Pita ʻInafo

    Sione Fīnau

    ʻInoke Vī

1930 Sēmisi Tupou

    Tevita Kata Nau

1931  Sēkonaia Sovaleni

1932 Manase Tuʻifua

1933 Filipe Tongilava

    Kelepi Finau

    Nahumi Ongoloka

1934 Setaleki Manu

    Sēmisi Pule

    Kisi Foliaki

    Samiuela Haeane

    Sione Taufa I

    Tevita Lalakai

1935 Mēsui Moala

    ʻAlekisānita 

1936 Uelingatoni Mā

    ʻIsileli Tuʻifua Pautā

1937 Setaleki Havea

1938 Viliami Tupou

    Sione Mama Fehoko

1939 Talaiasi Malupō

    Sione Teisina

    Manase Faʻuvao

    Koliniasi Heivakalola

    Līsala Hakalo

1940 Simione Fakaʻiloa Tonga

    ʻAlifeleti Tuʻifua

1941 Pauliasi Taumoepeau

    Sione Tāufa II

    Sione Tuʻiʻonetoa

    Makasini Tonga

1942 Jione Havea

    Siosaia Vea

    Saimone Lino

1943 Tevita Ikahihifo

    Siosifa Kaipēlea

    ʻAliki Palu

    Siosifa Mataele

    Sionatane Mataele Fonua

    Nafetalai Ika

1944 Kisione Taulani

    ʻAtunaisa Mausia

    Mosese Mahe

    Siosifa Talakai

1945 ʻApisai Nau

1946 Sēmisi Heimuli

    ʻEtueni Tupou

1947 Siale Nāpaʻa

    Taniela Finau

    Sionatane Tuʻimelekē Fonua

    Saimone Vavae

    Viliami Siufanga

1948 ʻEpeleli Lilo

1949 Kalisitiane Fonua

    Kepueli Taliapeape

    Sione Langi

1950 Tevita Mohi

1951 Siosaia Moala

    ʻIkani Taliai

    Lōpeti Faupula

    Setefano Ikamui

1952 Tevita Falepapālangi

    Siosaia Vakalahi

    Sione Malamala

1953 ʻIkani Lātū Lasukau

1954 Mētuisela Talakai

    Sikipio Maʻu

    Tevita Vikatoa

    Viliami Koloamatangi

    Semisi Fifita

1955 Samiuela Vaʻivaka Tuʻiono

    Sione Niulele Kavaliku

    Siosaia Finau

    Sione Tuʻifua

1956 Pasimi Vaea

    Sehutaia Lakusā

    Sūnia Finau

1958 Peni Lotulelei

    Kenneth Grove

    Samiuela Manitisa Fonua

    Maʻake Taukolo

1959 Siosaia Lātū

1960 Jiotame Sau Faupula

    Viliami Tukutau

    Lomi Vaitai

1962 Uesilē Tāufa

1963 Sione Naʻa Tovo

1965 Paula Sovaleni

1966 Roger C.G. Page

    Viliami Taulahi

    Sione Pupungatoa

1967 Taniela Huaʻanga

1968 Ului Faletau

    Vili Vaka ʻAholelei

    Tevita Tuʻikupulau Mone I

    Tevita Langi

    ʻIoane Fisiʻihoi

    Sione Fiusati

    Taniela Fisiʻihoi I

1969 Suliasi Tolu Tupouleva I

    Tevita Haʻunga

1970 Samiuela Langi Tuʻifua

    Sione Finau Sisifā

    Kavaefiafi Mone

    Sioeli Filianga

1971 Viliami ʻEukaliti

    ʻOfa Palu

    Paula Finau

1972 Siaosi Lepa Kupu

    Viliami Telefoni

    Semisi Moʻunga

1973 Paula Havea

1974 Sione Kaivai Heimuli

1975 Mosese Liongitau

1976  Kamipeli Taufa

    Uiliami Fangupō I

1977 Paula Fusituʻa

    Mosese ʻAtiola

    Samiuela Maʻafu

1978 Sione Tonga Simiki

    Sione Taufa Vaki

    Sinipata ʻUhila

1979 Siosaia Hakaumotu

    Nunumovete Manuofetoa

1980 Pauliasi Takai

1981 Viliami Mila

    Lātū Puloka

    Samiuela Tupou

1982 Viliami Fonua

    Paula Kongaika

1983 Setaleki Mafi

1984 Sioeli Pulu

    Siosifa Lokotui

1986 Tevita Kolo Takitaki

    Tuapasi Taumoepeau

    ʻOfa Tongatuʻa

    Tevita Fakasiʻiʻeiki I

    Uesilē Taufa

1987 Siosaia Folaumāhina

    Tevita Vea

    ʻEliesa Vaiaku

    Suli Moa

    Setiveni Mānoa

    Uili Koloʻofaʻi

    Lōseli Mausia

1988 Timote Fihaki

    Semisi Laʻakulu

1989 Siosaia Tuʻipulotu

    Siosiua ʻAmanaki

    Salesi Taukava

    ʻIsileli Halaʻufia

1990 Senituli Finau

1991 Fine Vea

    Uiliami H. Moʻungaloa

    Siosiua Mōleni Ika

    Siope Lataipouono Niusini

    Tevita Tuʻipulotu Taumoefolau

1992 Siosaia Langi

    ʻAtunaisa Ika Takau

    Sione Finau Fepale

    Penisini Taufa

    Sione Tau Mahe

    Vili Fatai Koli

    ʻAlipate Bloomfield

    Tevita Liku

1993 Vili Valeniti Vete

    Tevita Hala Lālahi

1994 ʻAtunaisa Masila Fihaki

    ʻAisea Moala

    Finau Lokotui

    Siosaia Lata Pāhulu

    Viliami Veʻetūtū Vaipulu

    Timote Malimali

    Tongi Tauʻese

    Talanoa ʻEsafe (Pagopago)

1995 Filipe Matangi

    Tuʻalau Pani

    Tulia Siuta

1996 Viliami Fonokalafi

    Malakai Hēhēpoto

    ʻIsikeli Hauʻofa

    Manisela Tonga

    Sione Lātūkefu

    Siope Vaiomoʻunga

    Suliasi Tolu II

    Tevita Mapilivai Talakai

1997 Sione Siketi

    Sekonaia Taungākava

    Siosifa Siale

    Pita ʻInafo Laʻakulu

    Lōseli Mausia

1998 Sione Tuʻipulotu

    Sione Vehekite

    Malakai Fifita

    Taniela Moeata Taumohaʻapai

    Sione Hēnoa Veaʻila

    Sione Pauli ʻAlofi

1999 ʻAisake Haukinima

    Saulala Fokikuolava Finau

    Semisi Ula Fonua

    Siosiua Helu

    Tevita Kavafolau

    Huufi Langi

    Kōtoni Fihaki

2000 Tevita Moahengi Tupou

    Sione Kami

    Maʻafu Lelenoa

    Kepueli Haloti Faupula 

    Siaosi Niumeitolu

    Sione ʻAtupuha Lātū

    Tevita Feletoa Vailea

2001 Sitiveni Manoa Tupou

    Siale Vaka

    ʻEtuate Mafi

    Taufa Laiseni

    Sione Mulinuʻu Tuʻineau

    Tevita Tonga

    Tevita Moala Kamitoni

    Sione ʻAmanaki Havea

    Tevita Tali Mafi

    Viliami Malolokemoeʻatu

    ʻOkativi Fonua

    George C. Harris

2002 Taliaʻuli Mokena

    Sione Fonokalafi Vakalahi

    Vaka Tupou

    Sione Tulimaiau Vea

    ʻIsope ʻAkauʻola

2003 Sefita Taupeamuhu

    Siosaia Tei Talakai

    Sione ʻAmelali Vahaʻi

    Semisi Koloto

    Uate Manu Ngahe

    Makanesi Kava Kata

    Semisi Mafi

    Viliami Moala Tiueti

2004 Sione Hikaione Fonua

    Henelī Puniani

    Viliami Toemaka Talau

    Taniela Lala Palavi

    Alfred Edward McKay

    Tevita Polutele Vakalahi

2005 Neami Politoni

    Samisoni Mafileʻo Uele

    Siaosi Mailangi Lutui

    Tevita ʻElone

    Tui-ki-Haʻanai Pongi

    Peni Fale

2006 Jione Fehoko Fanaika

    Topani Katoa

    Nelo Pomaama Liu

    Niu Takeifanga

    ʻEpalahame Tuʻuheava

2007 Penisimani Koloʻofaʻi

    Timipeli Launoa

    Sione Veilofia

    Taniela Sulunga Malolo

2008 Ronald Archibald William Woodgate

    Samiueula Toa Finau

    Sione Lepaihakautapu Toʻa

    Samiuela Siomita Tukutau I

    Ului Timani

    Tevita Tavaivuna Puletau

    Taniela Uikelotu Fiu

    Saiosi Halasima Toʻia

    Makaloni Taukolo

    Samipeni Finau

    Kalapoli Havea Paongo

2009 Penisimani Tavalu Fonua

    Heneli Kilifitoni Quensell

    Sione Fifita

    Siosaia Manulea-i-Uafu Lolohea

    Tevita Samiu

    Kei Talia

    Peseti Lātū Tukutau

    Tevita Paukamea Tiueti

    Siosaia Pele

    Sione Talakiaʻatu

    Temipale Finau

2010 Savinata Mahe

    Paumolevuka Ngūngūtau

    Edmund D. Ted Grounds

    Koliniasi O. Latailakepa

    Siosifa Tupou Tuʻilautala

    Fūnaki ʻOfa

2011 Tevita Pomana Uili

    Kesomi Mahe

    ʻUhila-pea-Afā Faingaʻa

    ʻApitanga Fakaʻiloatuʻu (F/Ak.)

    Sione Liume Paongo

    ʻAisake Haukinima Koloʻofaʻi

    Solomone Toalala Pelo Taʻufoʻou

    Hakeai Tonutonu

    Tevita Taasi Kale

    Filino Soakai Masifilo

    Sisi Toutai Taufa

    Peni Mafi Taʻufoʻou

2012 Sione Tuʻiono Maʻumalanga

    Hapa Tapuʻosi ʻOfanoa

    Sione Lolo Tamale

    Vaimoana Tafea

    Viliami Lōngani Tamale

    Viliami Petelō Jr.

    Vili Fangupō

    Sioeli ʻOfeina Tonga

    Koloa-he-Lotu Pakileata

    Visa Vaka Lualala Lepa Luangahu Lilo

    Sione Sikuvea ʻOtumuli (F/Ah.)

    Feleti Lātūhoi (F/Ak.)

    Saulala Mila

2013 ʻAhofitu Maka

    Fakataha Molitika

    Loniseni ʻOkusi

    Tevita Vaingalo Ikavuka

    Sione Soakai Sili

2014 Sione Haitini Finau

    Sione Ikaeʻe Tonga

    Tevita Manatu-ki-Pulotu Folau

    Langi Fine

    Leaʻasi Tupou

    ʻOsaiasi Tonga

    Sione Malamala Vaea

    Sione ʻOfa Fotofili

    Sione Pāsimi Vaea

    Samiuela Vea Taufa

    Masiva ʻOfa

    Mūsika Vailea

2015 Siaosi Tapaʻatoutai Palu

    Tuʻipulotu Malakai Pomana

    Solomone Feʻiloakitohi Toʻa

    Paula Vahaʻi

    Sione Kalavite ʻUhila

    Vaʻingavale Veikoso

    Tevita Kava Palu Halaifonua

    Vaʻinga Lautī 

2016 ʻAisea Manu Kava

    Sione Finau ʻUlufonua

    Taliai Toʻa

    Māpele ʻOtumuli

    Poasi Kilisimasi

    Penisimani Nasilai

    ʻOneʻone Tuʻinauvai

    Likiō ʻAtiola

    Taniela Vahaʻakolo

    Tevita Sekeni

2017 Malakai Niu Sāmate

    Siosaia Uesi Tonu

    Taniela Moala

    ʻAisea Tuʻineau Lātū

    Semisi Mamahiʻifonua Pongi

    Penisimani Kaihau

    Peni Hengehenga Mafi

    Masiu Veamatahau

    Siale Touʻanga Pani

    Tevita Folau Taʻofi Mausia

    Sione Uikilifi Tonga

2018 Penisimani Hafoka Taufa

    Samiuela Akoteu

    Makisi Finau (Tuilā)

    Suliasi Kanongataʻa

    Tevita Tali-ki-Muli Fā

    Timote Kotoni Fihaki Jr (F/Ak.)

    Tōpani Tuʻipulotu Maka

    Solomone Tiueti

2019 Lōpeti Tāufa

    Sione Lata-ʻi-Faingataʻa Tauʻatāina

    Taʻuteau Havea

    Siosaia Manu Tukulā

    Sione Ikamanu

    Sione Felesi Taupaki

    ʻAlifaleti Finau ʻAholelei

    Viliami Konifelenisi Taumoepeau

    Sione Maryposa Taka

    ʻAmanaki Tuaimeiʻapi (F/Ah.)

2020 Samipeni Fangupō (F/M)

    Tevita ʻAhoafi Latailakepa

    Sela Naʻa Lātū (F/M)

    Paula Falevai Vailea (F/M)

    Dr Fisiʻihoi Mone

    Viliami Fanaika

    Poasi Mafi

    Sēlome Tonga

    Halatoaongo Vailea Saulala (F/M)

    Falanisi Taukeiʻaho (F/Ak.)

    Taniela Vaotangi (F/M)

    Vili V. Vailea Saulala (F/M)

    Minoneti ʻAukafolau (F/M)

    Pita Tūlahe

    Sailasa Mana Puamau

    Tevita N. Malekamu Manu

    Silakivai ʻAhoafi

2021 Lomekina Pahulu (F/M)

    Makafalani Tuʻakoi (F/M)

    Manase Kaufusi

    Peni Kulikefu ʻAku (F/M)

    Pongi ʻAuka Lātū Tauvaka (F/M)

    Samiuela M. Fualalo Vaea (F/M)

    Sateki Loseli

    Sione Hautau Tāufa

    Sione Ponitini Tuʻuta (F/M)

    Tevita Kavaefiafi Mone (F/Ak.)

    Vinika Latu

2022 ʻAisea Vaomotou

    ʻAmanaki Tautuʻaʻā

    Emosi Taʻufoʻou

    Fili Faiʻesea Lilo

    Laulelei Kava (F/Ak.)

    Lopini Filise (F/M)

    Salesi Finau (F/M)

    Sila-Ki-Vai Fifita (F/M)

    Sione Finau Haʻangana

    Siosaia Tava Tupou (F/M)

    Siotame Havea (F/M)

    Vaisa Talakai

    Vaiuku Voni (F/Ak.)

    Viliami Ongo-ʻi-Vaha Fa (F/M)

    T. Tonga Mohenoa Puloka (F/M)

    Limueli Lauhingoa Finau (F/Ak.)

    Maʻafu Hosea (F/M)

    Kaulave Falepapalangi

2023 Sione Alo Fakahua (F/M)

    Falematāpule Lomu (FM)

    Simote ʻIloahelotu Finau

    Tekilati Pilesa Pālavi (F/M)

    Sione Fonokalafi Vailea

    Kitione Pilesa Pālavi

    Siosifa Talakai

    Soape Latu

    Viliami Heneli Vete

2024 Dr ‘Alifaleti Malakai Mone (FM)

    Siupeli Taiamoni Taliai (FM)

    Viliami Tuʻakoi (FM)

    Pōhiva-he-Lotu Lotoʻāhea (FM)

    Kepueli Kaufusi (FM)

    Siaosi Tene Tiueti (FM)

    Katalina Valenitaine Lutui (FM)

    Sione Faʻufoʻou Misinale

2025 Howard Warren Secomb (FM)

    Tevita Tuʻinauvai ‘Asaeli (FM)

    ‘Okalani Kata (FM)

    Taʻuteau Tāufa (FM)

    Visa Vakalala Taufuʻi

    Tuʻinamoana Tuʻineau Lātū

    ‘Etuate Kāvenga ‘Otuvai

    Lātū ‘Alipate Lolohea

    Savelio Akoteu (F/Ah.)

    Simione Mōkena (F/Ah.)

2026 Kalisitiane Fekauʻaki Kofe Fonua (FM)

    Dr Salesi Tuʻaʻofaʻeiki Havea (FM)

    Jione Havea (Professor, PhD)

    Dr Sela Vaimoana Taufatofua Manu (FM)

    Viliami Uini Langi (FM)

    Uesilē Tuʻakoi (FM)

    ʻĒfoti Kamaloni Tangataevaha

    Siosiua Seluiavita Pele (FM)

    Koliniusi Longalei Takau (FM)

    Finefeuiaki Mafi

    ʻIsileli Taufaʻao

    Pelikani-he-Toafa Kauvaka

    Taniela Veamatahau

    Manu Hingano ʻIongi (FM)

    Henelī Paea

    Senituli Nāpaʻa

    Faletao Tuʻineau Lātū

    Lisiate ʻĀkolo Mālani (F/Ak)

    Tīmote Tauʻatāina

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