Tonga

Following the general elections of 20 November 2025, the Legislative Assembly of the Kingdom of Tonga has elected Lord Fatafehi Fakafānua as Prime Minister. His election took place on 15 December 2025, in a secret ballot of the 26 elected members of parliament.

Lord Fakafānua, who has served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly for a total of eight years — from 2012 to 2014 and again from 2018 to 2025 — has now been succeeded in that role by Lord ʻAlipate Tuʻivanuavou Vaea (Lord Vaea), elected unopposed as the new Speaker during the same sitting.

Tonga has been an active member of PIDF since the beginning.

PIDF initiatives in Tonga include:

• Solarisation of Residences of PIDF members’ Heads of States

PIDF Regional initiatives that are inclusive of Tonga:

• Pacific Green Business Centre
• Institute for Human Rights Research
• Centre on Renewable Energy