Manumatavai Tupou-Roosen is the first woman to be appointed the Director General of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency, having taken up the role in 2018.[1][2] She replaced James Movick and was promoted to this position after serving as the head of the Agency's legal services department.
Manumatavai Tupou-Roosen | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | Tonga |
| Other names | Manumatavai Tupou |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
| Known for | Director General of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency from 2018 to the present |
Tupou is a citizen of Tonga.[3] She earned her undergraduate degree and a Master of Law degree, in New Zealand, at the University of Auckland and the University of Canterbury. Tupou was awarded a Commonwealth Scholarship, and used it to study Law at the University of Nottingham. Tupou first visited the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency while working on her PhD, and decided that is where she should work.
References
edit- ^ "Fisheries Ministers Appoint First Female Director General of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency". Forum Fisheries Agency. 2018-11-10. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
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"About FFA: Director General". Forum Fisheries Agency. Honiara. 2019-11-10. Archived from the original on 2020-02-02. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
Dr Tupou-Roosen replaced Mr James Movick, who held the role since 2012.
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"Tongan female lawyer confirmed as new director general of FFA". Radio New Zealand. 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
Fisheries ministers from around the region have unanimously appointed Manumatavai Tupou-Roosen as the next director general of the Forum Fisheries Agency. She will be the first woman to hold the position when she takes it up in November.