Tupou VI

Tupou VI (Tongan: ʻAhoʻeitu ʻUnuakiʻotonga Tukuʻaho; born 12 July 1959) is the king of Tonga. He was chosen as the inheritor of the throne by his elder brother, Tupou V, in 2006. After Tupou V died in 2012, he inherited the throne and was given the name "Tupou VI".

ʻAhoʻeitu Tupou VI
King of Tonga
Reign	18 March 2012 – present
Coronation	4 July 2015
Predecessor	George Tupou V
Heir apparent	Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala
Prime Ministers	See list Sialeʻataongo Tuʻivakanō ʻAkilisi Pōhiva Semisi Sika (acting)
Prime Minister of Tonga
Term	3 January 2000 – 11 February 2006
Predecessor	Baron Vaea
Successor	Feleti Sevele
Monarch	Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV
Born	(1959-07-12) 12 July 1959 Royal Palace, Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
Spouse	Nanasipauʻu Vaea ​ (m. 1982)​
Issue	Princess Lātūfuipeka Tukuʻaho Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala Prince Ata
Full name ʻAhoʻeitu ʻUnuakiʻotonga Tukuʻaho
House	Tupou
Father	Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV
Mother	Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe

Tupou VI House of Tupou Born: 12 July 1959
Political offices
Preceded by Tupouto'a Tungi	Minister for Foreign Affairs 1998–2004	Succeeded by Sonatane Tuʻa Taumoepeau-Tupou
Preceded by Vaea	Prime Minister of Tonga 2000–2006	Succeeded by Feleti Sevele
Diplomatic posts
New office	High Commissioner to Australia 2008–2012	Succeeded by Lātūfuipeka Tukuʻaho
New office	Ambassador of Tonga to Japan 2010–2012	Succeeded by Tania Laumanulupe Tupou
Regnal titles
Preceded by George Tupou V	King of Tonga 2012–present	Incumbent Heir apparent: Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala