Fatafehi Fakafānua

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Fatafehi Kinikinilau Lolomana‘ia Fakafānua, 8th Lord Fakafānua (born 20 March 1985), is a Tongan politician and noble who has served as prime minister of Tonga since 18 December 2025. He is an extended member of the Tongan royal family.
Fakafānua was first elected to the Legislative Assembly as a member of the nobility in 2008. He served as Speaker of the Tongan Legislative Assembly from 2012 to 2014 and from 2017 to 2025.

== Biography ==
Fakafānua is the son of Princess Sinaitakala ʻOfeina ʻe he Langi and Kinikinilau Tūtoatasi, who was the 7th Lord Fakafānua and estate holder of Maʻufanga. He has a brother, Fakaola mei Langi ʻItafuaʻatonga Tūtoatasi Fakafānua and a sister, Sinaitakala Tu‘imatamoana ‘i Fanakavakilangi Fakafānua, who is married to Crown Prince Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala.
He was bestowed with the title Fakafānua, one of the thirty-three hereditary titles of the Tongan nobility, in April 2006, following his father’s death the previous year. The title is attached to the estates of Maʻufanga (on Tongatapu), Ngaʻakau (on Vavaʻu) and Faleloa (on Haʻapai), and enables its holder to be elected to the Legislative Assembly as a representative of the nobility. In a 2008 by-election,…