ʻAmelia Afuhaʻamango Tuʻipulotu
ʻAmelia Afuhaʻamango Tuʻipulotu is Tonga's Minister of Health.
ʻAmelia Afuhaʻamango Tuʻipulotu | |
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| Minister for Health | |
| Assumed office 10 October 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Pohiva Tuʻiʻonetoa |
| Preceded by | Saia Piukala |
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| Political party | none |
Tuʻipulotu trained as a nurse, and worked in Australia and Tonga.[1] She received an Australian Development Scholarship to attend the University of Sydney, and in 2012 became the first Tongan to receive a Nursing PhD.[1][2] After graduation, she worked for Tonga's Ministry of Health, becoming Matron of the Nursing Department at Vaiola Hospital in Tonga.[2]
In October 2019 she was appointed Minister of Health in the cabinet of Pohiva Tuʻiʻonetoa.[3] Tuʻipulotu is the only Minister from outside the Legislative Assembly of Tonga.[4]
In May 2020 she was elected to a position of Rapporteur on the World Health Organization's executive board.[5]
References
- "Tonga's first ever PhD in Nursing graduates from Sydney". University of Sydney. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- "Australia Awards in Tonga". Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ""Prime Minister Announces New Cabinet Ministers"". Government of Tonga. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- "Diverse Tonga Cabinet aims to end division". Loop Pacific. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- "Health Minister elected to role on WHO Executive Board". Matangi Tonga. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
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