The oldest child of Prince Fatafehi Tuipelehake and his wife Melenaite Tupoumoheofo Veikune, Princess Siu’ilikutapu was born in May 1948. She was also the eldest granddaughter of Her Majesty, the late Queen Salote.
Princess Siu’ilikutapu pioneered the way for women in politics in Tonga by becoming the first elected female parliamentarian in Tonga from 1975 to 1977, 15 years after women’s suffrage.
