ʻAlipate Tuʻivanuavou Vaea, Lord Vaea (n. 19 de septiembre de 1957 ) es un noble y político tongano, que se ha desempeñado como presidente del Comité de Tradiciones de Tonga y ocupado cargos en la Casa Real. (es)
ʻAlipate Tuʻivanuavou Vaea (né le 19 septembre 1957), ou Lord Vaea depuis juin 2009, est un homme politique tongien membre de la noblesse tongienne. Il hérita du titre de Lord Vaea à la suite du décès de son père, ʻAlipate Halakilangi Tauʻalupeoko Tupou, baron Vaea, en juin 2009. Il rejoignit ainsi les rangs très restreints de la noblesse, ce qui lui permet d'élire, et d'être élu parmi, les Représentants de la Noblesse à l'Assemblée législative. Il débuta ainsi sa carrière politique lorsqu'il fut élu Représentant de la Noblesse pour Tongatapu aux élections législatives de novembre 2010. Il fut alors nommé ministre de l'Agriculture, de l'Alimentation, des Forêts et des Pêcheries par le premier ministre Lord Tuʻivakanō. Le 1er mai 2012, il devient également ministre de la Formation, de l'Emploi, de la Jeunesse et des Sports. Le 7 janvier 2013, il est nommé ministre de l'Intérieur, en lieu et place de ses portefeuilles précédents. Il conserve son siège de député de la noblesse lors des élections législatives de novembre 2014. Celles-ci voient toutefois la victoire des roturier du Parti démocrate, et un changement de gouvernement. Lord Vaea siège dès lors sur les bancs de l'opposition. (fr)
ʻAlipate Tuʻivanuavou Vaea, Lord Vaea (born September 19, 1957) is a Tongan politician and a member of the Tongan nobility. He has served as Master of the Royal Household and "long-time palace archivist", as well as being Chairman of the Tonga Traditions Committee. He was bestowed the title of 16th Lord Vaea and 2nd Baron Vaea of Houma upon the death of his father, ʻAlipate Halakilangi Tau'alupeoko Vaea Tupou, the previous Vaea, on 7 June 2009. His mother is Baroness Tuputupu Vaea. Vaea is the brother of the present Queen of Tonga Nanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho and the brother-in-law (and second cousin) of King Tupou VI. This enabled him to rank among the small number of nobles entitled to elect and be elected among, the Nobles' Representatives to Parliament. Thus he began his career in national politics when he was elected to Parliament as a Nobles' Representative for Tongatapu in the November 2010 general election. He was then appointed Minister for Agriculture, Food, Forests and Fisheries in the Cabinet of new Prime Minister Lord Tuʻivakanō. On 1 May 2012, he received, in addition, the Training, Employment, Youth and Sports portfolio. Tuʻivanuavou was re-elected as a noble's representative in the 2014 Tongan general election, and became the unofficial leader of the opposition. In August 2016 Tuʻivanuavou repeatedly promised to bring a no confidence motion against Prime Minister ʻAkilisi Pōhiva, but ultimately failed to do so. A later attempt in early 2017 was defeated, 10 votes to 14. He sought re-election at the 2017 Tongan general election, but tied the vote with Lord Vaha'i and lost the subsequent coin-toss. He was re-elected at the 2021 election. On 1 September 2022 he was appointed Minister of Internal Affairs, replacing Sangster Saulala, whose election had been voided for bribery. (en)
ʻAlipate Tuʻivanuavou Vaea, Lord Vaea (n. 19 de septiembre de 1957 ) es un noble y político tongano, que se ha desempeñado como presidente del Comité de Tradiciones de Tonga y ocupado cargos en la Casa Real. (es)
ʻAlipate Tuʻivanuavou Vaea (né le 19 septembre 1957), ou Lord Vaea depuis juin 2009, est un homme politique tongien membre de la noblesse tongienne. Il hérita du titre de Lord Vaea à la suite du décès de son père, ʻAlipate Halakilangi Tauʻalupeoko Tupou, baron Vaea, en juin 2009. (fr)
ʻAlipate Tuʻivanuavou Vaea, Lord Vaea (born September 19, 1957) is a Tongan politician and a member of the Tongan nobility. He has served as Master of the Royal Household and "long-time palace archivist", as well as being Chairman of the Tonga Traditions Committee. He sought re-election at the 2017 Tongan general election, but tied the vote with Lord Vaha'i and lost the subsequent coin-toss. He was re-elected at the 2021 election. On 1 September 2022 he was appointed Minister of Internal Affairs, replacing Sangster Saulala, whose election had been voided for bribery. (en)