LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TONGA
PRESS RELEASE
PARLIAMENT’S FIRST MEETING FOR THE YEAR 2023
The Lord Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Lord Fakafanua, has called a meeting of Parliament to convene on Tuesday 31 January 2023. This is the Assembly’s first meeting in the year 2023, following its last sitting in December 2022.
First on the agenda for the upcoming meeting will be the swearing-in of the new Member of Parliament for the Tongatapu 8 Constituency, following the by-election on 19 January 2023. Hon. Johnny Grattan Taione has been confirmed as the elected representative by the Electoral Commission, by return of the writ of election for the constituency to the Lord Speaker this morning. Other agenda items include a Bill and Regulations that were received from the Government this month, annual reports from government agencies, and other reports that are ready to be tabled for consideration by the House.
Issued by the Chief Clerk of the Legislative Assembly
27 January 2023
Office of the Legislative Assembly, Nuku’alofa, Tonga
