Baron Vaea
Baron Vaea of Houma | |
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| Prime Minister of Tonga | |
| In office 22 August 1991 – 3 January 2000 | |
| Monarch | Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV |
| Deputy | Langi Kavaliku |
| Preceded by | Prince Fatafehi Tuʻipelehake |
| Succeeded by | Prince ʻUlukālala Lavaka Ata |
| High Commissioner of Tonga to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 1969–1972 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 May 1921 |
| Died | 7 June 2009 (aged 88) |
| Party | Independent |
| Spouse | Baroness Tuputupu Vaea |
| Children | Nanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho ʻAlipate Tuʻivanuavou Vaea |
| Parent(s) | Vīlai Tupou Tupou Seini |
| Military career | |
| Branch | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
| Service years | 1942–1945 |
| Conflicts | World War II |
Siaosi ʻAlipate Halakilangi Tau’alupeoko Vaea Tupou, Baron Vaea of Houma (15 May 1921 – 7 June 2009), was a Tongan politician and noble who served as Prime Minister of Tonga from 1991 to 2000. Vaea was a nephew of Queen Sālote Tupou III and the father of the current Queen of Tonga, Nanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho.
Vaea's career in the Tongan government spanned 54 years. He had previously served as Tonga's first High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1969 until 1972, as well as in various ministerial posts from 1972 until his appointment as prime minister by King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV in 1991.