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King Tupou VI: Head of state, Tonga

King Tupou VI is the head of state of Tonga, listed by the United Nations as “King of the Kingdom of Tonga”.

Posts held

• King of the Kingdom of Tonga (head of state), Tonga. Part of level 6: National government.
  Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026, read 20 October 2026.

Where King Tupou VI sits in the ladder of power

As head of state, King Tupou VI works at level 6: National government, above the regions, states and councils of Tonga (regions, cities).

Above that, Tonga is a member of:

• United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) level 8
• International Monetary Fund level 9
• World Bank Group level 9

Who else holds power in Tonga

• Lord Fakafanua Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Tonga, Tonga
• Crown Prince Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for His Majesty's Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Tonga, Tonga

Where these facts come from

Every post above is copied from an official record, linked beside it with the date it was read. The UN Protocol and Liaison Service publishes the list governments give it of their head of state, head of government and foreign minister. Names are as the source prints them, without honorifics. How this site is made.

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