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Chief of the Defence Staff (Tonga)

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Below is a list of commanders of the Military of Tonga

No. Portrait Name
(birth–death) 		Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Commander of the Tongan Defence Services
1 Colonel
Fetuʻutolu Tupou
(?–2005) 		1977 31 March 2000 22–23 years [1]
2 Brigadier general
Tauʻaika ʻUtaʻatu
(born 1956) 		31 March 2000 5 November 2013 13 years, 219 days [2]
Chief of the Defence Staff of the HMAF[3]
2 Brigadier general
Tauʻaika ʻUtaʻatu
(born 1956) 		5 November 2013 21 December 2014 1 year, 46 days [2]
3 Brigadier general
Tupou Tongapoʻuli Aleamotuʻa
(born 1966) 		21 December 2014 Incumbent 9 years, 186 days [4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "TDS Commander, Col. Fetu'utolu Tupou retires". Matangi Tonga Online. 20 March 2000. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Brigadier General 'Uta'atu retires from HMAF". Matangi Tonga Online. Vava'u Press. 21 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Tonga Defence Services (Amendment) Act 2013" (PDF). paclii.org. p. 6. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Fielakepa title goes to HMAF Commander". Matangi Tonga Online. 10 April 2015. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
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