🇹🇴 Tonga
Tupou VI of Tonga
Monarch · 5,326 days in office
How the political system works in Tonga
Its monarch, Tupou VI of Tonga, has led the country since Mar 18, 2012. Tonga has had 7 monarchs since 1827.
Tenure records
Longest-serving
Sālote Tupou III of Tonga
17,422 days
Shortest-serving
George Tupou V of Tonga
2,015 days
Average tenure
12,493 days
Tupou VI of Tonga: 57% below average
Female leaders
1 of 7
First: Sālote Tupou III of Tonga (1918)
Recent monarchs by days in office
Is a leader's tenure getting longer or shorter in Tonga?
Across 6 completed terms, the average monarch of Tonga has served 12,493 days (about 34.2 years). That has stayed fairly steady: the last five completed terms averaged 12,147 days.
One completed term Average tenure per decade
All monarchs of Tonga
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |  Tupou VI of Tonga | Mar 18, 2012 | Incumbent | 5,326 |
| 6 |  George Tupou V of Tonga | Sep 11, 2006 | Mar 18, 2012 | 2,015 |
| 5 | Dec 16, 1965 | Sep 10, 2006 | 14,878 | |
| 4 |  Sālote Tupou III of Tonga | Apr 5, 1918 | Dec 16, 1965 | 17,422 |
| 3 |  George Tupou II | Feb 18, 1893 | Apr 5, 1918 | 9,176 |
| 2 |  George Tupou I | Dec 4, 1845 | Feb 18, 1893 | 17,243 |
| 1 | Laufilitonga | Jan 1, 1827 | Dec 9, 1865 | 14,222 |
Officeholder history via Wikidata. Multiple rows for one person indicate separate terms.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is the Monarch of Tonga?
- Tupou VI of Tonga has been Monarch of Tonga since Mar 18, 2012.
- How is the leader of Tonga chosen?
- Its monarch, Tupou VI of Tonga, has led the country since Mar 18, 2012. Tonga has had 7 monarchs since 1827.
- Who is the longest-serving Monarch of Tonga?
- Sālote Tupou III of Tonga, with 17,422 days in office.
- Are leaders serving longer or shorter terms in Tonga?
- Across 6 completed terms, the average monarch of Tonga has served 12,493 days (about 34.2 years). That has stayed fairly steady: the last five completed terms averaged 12,147 days.
- Has Tonga ever had a female monarch?
- Yes. Tonga has had 1 female monarch. The first was Sālote Tupou III of Tonga, who took office in 1918.