ʻAlipate Tuʻivanuavou Vaea, Date of Birth
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Tongan politician and noble
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About ʻAlipate Tuʻivanuavou Vaea
- ?Alipate Tu?ivanuavou 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 16 th Lord Vaea and 2nd Baron Vaea of Houma upon the death of his father, ?Alipate 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 Nanasipau?u Tuku?aho 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 Tu?ivakano.
- On 1 May 2012, he received, in addition, the Training, Employment, Youth and Sports portfolio.
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