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Princess Pilolevu Tuita and Lord Tuita on their wedding day in 1976
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Born | 21 March 1951 |
Spouse | Pilolevu, Princess Royal of Tonga |
Issue | Hon. Sālote Lupepau'u Salamasina Purea Vahine Arii 'Oe Hau Tuita Taione Hon. Titilupe Fanetupouvava'u Tuita Tu'ivakano Hon. Frederica Lupe'uluiva Fatafehi 'o Lapaha Tuita Filipe Hon. Lupeolo Halaevalu Moheofo Virginia Rose Tuita Aleamotu'a |
House | Tupou |
Father | Hon. Siosaia Aleamotu'a Laufilitonga, Baron Tuita of 'Utungake |
Mother | Hon. Fatafehi Lapaha Tupou, Baroness Tuita of 'Utungake |
Religion | Methodism |
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Hon. Siosa'ia Ma'ulupekotofa Tuita is a Tongan royal and diplomat (born on 21 March 1951). He is the current Chief Tuita, Lord Tuita
He received his education at Wanganui College, Auckland University and the University of Oxford. He was appointed Official Translator of the Tongan Prime Minister's office in 1972 and then served for several years in the Tongan Foreign Service, including as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom in 1989-1992 and as Consul General in San Francisco from 1992-1996. From 1998-2002 Tuita was governor of Vava'u. In 2002 he was appointed to the cabinet of Tonga with the title minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Nutrition.
Tuita married the Princess Royal, Salote Pilolevu Tuita, the only daughter of King Sia'osi Taufa'ahau Tupou IV in the Chapel Royal, Nuku'alofa, on 20 July 1976. They are the parents of four daughters:
and a son, whom they adopted from her brother Prince Fatafehi ʻAlaivahamamaʻo Tukuʻaho (27 September 1979 - 17 February 2004) :
In 2010, he was appointed as Tongan Consul General to the United States again, with an office based out of San Francisco, California. He currently lives with his wife, HRH Princess Salote Mafile'o Pilolevu Tuita, and their family, dividing their time between residences in Tau'akipulu and Hillsborough, California.
Lord Ma'ulupekotofa Tuita (left) and Princess Pilolevu Tuita (right)