ʻAmelia Afuhaʻamango Tuʻipulotu

ʻAmelia Afuhaʻamango Tuʻipulotu is a Tongan nurse and former Minister of Health.

ʻAmelia Afuhaʻamango Tuʻipulotu
Minister for Health
In office
10 October 2019 – 28 December 2021
Prime MinisterPohiva Tuʻiʻonetoa
Preceded bySaia Piukala
Succeeded bySaia Piukala
Personal details
Political partynone

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 was 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] In December 2021 newly-elected Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni replaced her as Minister of Health, reappointing her predecessor Saia Piukala.[6] In December 2022 she was appointed the WHO's Chief Nursing Officer.[7]

Honours
National honours

References
  1. "Tonga's first ever PhD in Nursing graduates from Sydney". University of Sydney. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  2. "Australia Awards in Tonga". Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  3. ""Prime Minister Announces New Cabinet Ministers"". Government of Tonga. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  4. "Diverse Tonga Cabinet aims to end division". Loop Pacific. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  5. "Health Minister elected to role on WHO Executive Board". Matangi Tonga. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  6. "PM names new government". Matangi Tonga. 29 December 2021. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  7. "Former Health Minister appointed WHO Chief Nurse". Matangi Tonga. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  8. "King's Birthday awards". Matangi Tonga. 7 July 2021. Archived from the original on 8 July 2021.
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