Parliament of Tonga

Profile of Dr. Viliami Uasike Latu

1993 Associate of Arts (AA), 'Atenisi University, Tonga
1995 Bachelor of Arts (BA), 'Atenisi University, Tonga
1997 Graduate Diploma in Arts, University of Auckland, New Zealand
1999 Master of Arts (MA) in Political Science, University of Auckland, New Zealand
2006 Doctor of Pilosophy (Ph.D) in Asia-Pacific Studies, Ritsumeiken Asia Pacific University, Japan

2008

Appointed Clerk of the House in the Month of June
Secretary General, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Tonga Branch
Secretary, Parliamentary Group for Population and Development, Parliament of Tonga
Participated in the 39th Presiding Officers & Clerks Conference, Adelaide, Australia (5 - 12 July)
Chairman of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Parliamentary Staff Development Workshop, Nuku’alofa, Tonga (24 - 27 September)
Participated in the CPA, UNDP, NZaid, Workshop on Media & Parliament, Nuku’alofa, Tonga (29 September – 1 October)
Participated in the Pacific Parliamentary Association for Population & Development (PPAPD) & Forum of Presiding Officers & Clerks Conference (FPOCC), Honiara, Solomon Islands (3 - 6 November)

2009

Participated in the Summer School for Public Accounts Committee, Latrobe University, Melbourne, Australia (8 – 14 February)
Participated in the Committee Inquiries Course, NSW Parliament, Sydney, Australia (16 – 20 February)
Participated in the 58th Seminar on Parliamentary Practice and Procedures at Westminster, London, United Kingdom (1 – 13 March)
Participated in the 40th Presiding Officers & Clerks Conference, Tarawa, Kiribati (7 - 14 July)
Participated in the 55th CPA Annual Conference, Arusha, Tanzania (28 September - 6 October)

2010

Participated in the Australia Federal Parliament Inter Parliamentary Study Program for Senior Staff, Canberra Australia (28 February – 12 March)
Delegation Secretary for the Official Delegation from the Parliament of Tonga to the Federal Parliament of Australia (15 – 19 March)
Inter – Parliamentary Study Program for Clerks and Deputy Clerks, Wellington, New Zealand (8 – 18 June)
Meeting of Pacific Parliaments, Auckland, New Zealand (9 - 10 March)

1991 - 92: Assistant Teacher, Mailefihi/Siu'ilikutapu College, Vava’u, Kingdom of Tonga
2000 - 03: Assistant Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office, Kingdom of Tonga
2006 - 07: Principal Assistant Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office, Kingdom of Tonga
2008: Senior Assistant Secretary/Public Relations Officer, Ministry of Education, Women Affairs & Culture (MEWAC), Kingdom of Tonga
2008: Clerk of the House, Legislative Assembly, Kingdom of Tonga