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Sonatane Tu'akinamolahi Taumopeau Tupou, Lord Taumoepeau-Tupou of Toula and Kotu (born 14 March 1943, in Nukuʻalofa,〔("Ambassador from Tonga: Who Is Sonatane Tu’akinamolahi Taumoepeau-Tupou?" ), AllGov〕 died 13 August 2013) was a diplomat from the Kingdom of Tonga.〔http://matangitonga.to/2013/08/14/lord-tu‘-taumoepeau-tupou-dies-tonga〕 Lord Taumoepeau-Tupou had been the Foreign Minister of Tonga since 24 August 2004, though his appointment was not announced until 2 September 2004. He had also been Minister of Defense since April 2005 till his death.〔("Tonga's new Ambassador to the UN in New York" ), Matangi Tonga, 16 April 2009〕 Taumoepeau-Tupou was Tonga's third Foreign Minister, after King George Tupou V (at that time: Tupoutoʻa Lavaka), and most recently Prince Ahoeitu Unuakiotonga Tukuaho (at that time: Lavaka Ata Ulukālala). Taumoepeau-Tupou was a career diplomat. He had previously been Tonga's first ambassador to the United Nations after Tonga joined the United Nations in September 1999. During his tenure at the United Nations he was also accredited as Tonga's Ambassador to the United States and High Commissioner to Canada. On 1 May 2009, he relinquished his position as a Cabinet Minister, to take up more diplomatic positions.〔 == Early life == Taumoepeau-Tupou was born in Nukualofa, Tonga to Samiuela Ma'afu Tupou and Lu'isa Ma'ume'afo'ou Taumoepeau. He was raised by Tevita Fa'ahivalu Taumoepeau and 'Ainise Kilinalivoni Tongilava. He attended primary school in Nukuʻalofa and Neiafu on Vava'u and continued his secondary education at Newington College, Stanmore, Sydney in 1953–1962, where he was known as Tom Tu'a.〔Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 pp 194(Syd, 1999)〕 He later received his B.Sc. degree in Political Science from the University of Hawaii, under a scholarship from the East-West Center. He married 'Amelia Latuniua Ahome'e, the youngest daughter of the Noble 'Ahome'e and Heu'ifanga Veikune. They had four children, and one of his of daughters, Princess Marcella Kalaniuvalu-Fotofili (known previously as Lady Kalaniuvalu-Fotofili) married the son of Princess Mele Siu'ilikutapu Kalaniuvalu-Fotofili (eldest daughter of Sione Ngū Manumataongo and Princess Melenaite Tupoumoheofo Veikune) and Prince Kalaniuvalu-Fotofili (whom was formerly known as Lord Kalaniuvalu-Fotofili). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sonatane Tuʻa Taumoepeau-Tupou」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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