Chief of the Defence Staff (Tonga)

Below is a list of commanders of the Military of Tonga

No. Portrait Name
(birth–death)		 Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Commander of the Tongan Defence Services
1 Colonel
Fetuʻutolu Tupou
(?–2005)		 1977 31 March 2000 22–23 years [1]
2 Brigadier general
Tauʻaika ʻUtaʻatu
(born 1956)		 31 March 2000 5 November 2013 13 years, 219 days [2]
Chief of the Defence Staff of the HMAF[3]
2 Brigadier general
Tauʻaika ʻUtaʻatu
(born 1956)		 5 November 2013 21 December 2014 1 year, 46 days [2]
3 Brigadier general
Tupou Tongapoʻuli Aleamotuʻa
(born 1966)		 21 December 2014 Incumbent 9 years, 186 days [4]

References
  1. "TDS Commander, Col. Fetu'utolu Tupou retires". Matangi Tonga Online. 20 March 2000. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  2. "Brigadier General 'Uta'atu retires from HMAF". Matangi Tonga Online. Vava'u Press. 21 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  3. "Tonga Defence Services (Amendment) Act 2013" (PDF). paclii.org. p. 6. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  4. "Fielakepa title goes to HMAF Commander". Matangi Tonga Online. 10 April 2015. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
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