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ʻAlipate Tuʻivanuavou Vaea

Politician

ʻAlipate Tuʻivanuavou Vaea is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Lord Vaea · ʻAlipate Tuʻivanuavou Vaea				[sources]
Other name	'Alipate Tu'ivanuavou Vaea · Lord Vaea				[sources]
Birth date	1957-09-19				[sources]
Place of birth	Nukuʻalofa				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Tonga				[sources]
Country	Tonga				[sources]
Citizenship	Tonga				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q3594635				[sources]
Position	Legislative Assembly (member, 2014-2018) · Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga (2010-2017) · Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga (2021-) · Minister for Agriculture, Food, and Forests (2011-2012) · Minister for Education and Training (2012-2014) · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	Massey University · St Faith's School · University of Auckland				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Tongan politician and noble

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Sia'osi Tu'ihala Alipate Tupou Politician	father	-	-
Queen Nanasipauʻu of Tonga Close Associate	sibling	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga	2021-11-18	-

Data sources

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions547,106

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Source data IDs: us-cia-tonga-alipate-tu-ivanuavou-vaea-min-for-internal-affairs · us-cia-tonga-alipate-tu-ivanuavou-vaea-minister-for-internal-affairs · evpo-eddb483b-215d-44e4-b4a7-fda5bc72adb3

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