2024 in Tonga

Incumbents

• Monarch: Tupou VI
• Prime Minister: Siaosi Sovaleni ; Samiu Vaipulu

Events

February

• 2 February – King Tupou VI withdraws confidence from Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni, removing his Armed Forces portfolio, and dismisses foreign minister Fekitamoeloa ʻUtoikamanu.
• The Legislative Assembly resumes live online streaming of its proceedings after suspending live radio broadcasts in August 2023.

September

• Welsh jurist Malcolm Bishop is appointed Tonga’s chief justice and president of the Land Court; a petition is filed for his removal over his sexuality but he remains in office.

October

• 1 October – A magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes off Neiafu; a minimal landslide is caused with liquefaction hazards.
• Two prison officers are suspended for accepting bribes and facilitating drug trafficking into the prison system.

December

• 9 December – Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni resigns on the eve of a no-confidence vote against him in the Legislative Assembly of Tonga.
• 18 December – Eruptive activity begins at Home Reef with thermal anomalies, visible white and gray emissions, and lava covering approximately 75,000 m².
• 24 December – ʻAisake Eke is elected prime minister by the Legislative Assembly of Tonga in a 16-8 vote, defeating trade minister Viliami Latu.

Holidays

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 29 March – Good Friday
• 1 April – Easter Monday
• 25 April – Anzac Day
• 4 June – Emancipation Day
• 4 July – King Tupou IV's day
• 17 September – Crown Prince's Birthday
• 4 November – National Day
• 4 December – King Tupou I Day
• 25 December – Christmas Day
• 26 December – Boxing Day

Deaths

• 18 November – ʻAna Taufeʻulungaki, 78, politician.