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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/new-tongan-pm-names-his-cabinet.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="The King of Tonga, King Taufa'ahau Tupou V" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/min-new-tongan-pm-names-his-cabinet.jpg" alt="The King of Tonga, King Taufa'ahau Tupou V"/></a></p>
<p>Tonga&#8217;s new prime minister has named his cabinet, the first line-up of ministers since democratic elections last month saw the South Pacific nation&#8217;s king give up his long-standing power to appoint government officials.</p>
<p>Prime minister Lord Tu&#8217;ivakano&#8217;s team included two unelected ministers and two politicians from the main pro-democracy party, including its leader Akalisi Pohiva, a 30-year veteran of the fight for greater democracy in the impoverished kingdom.</p>
<p>Mr Tu&#8217;ivakano said the cabinet would give representation to all of the country&#8217;s 100,000 people. &#8220;I think they should be happy about that,&#8221; he told New Zealand&#8217;s National Radio. &#8220;At the end of the day I have to look (for) a good calibre of people who will support what I am trying to do and I can work comfortably with.&#8221;</p>
<p>As required by Tongan law, one of the country&#8217;s 32 landowning nobles was named minister of lands. The country&#8217;s aristocratic families own all land in the archipelago.</p>
<p>Tonga has been ruled by monarchs for centuries, but its islands were only unified under a single king in 1845.</p>
<p>The country has moved slowly toward a more democratic political system in recent years, though many Tongans remain frustrated at the pace of the reforms and the parlous state of the economy.</p>
<p>The World Bank estimates up to 40% of Tongans live in poverty.</p>
<p>Since 1875 the king had used his power to appoint the premier and cabinet ministers, partially reducing it in recent years.</p>
<p>After the 2006 death of King Taufa&#8217;ahau Tupou IV &#8211; one of the world&#8217;s longest-serving monarchs &#8211; his son and successor King George Tupou V took steps to cede power. Unrest in 2007 sparked by the slowness of reform left the centre of the capital Nuku&#8217;alofa in flames.</p>
<p>Mr Tu&#8217;ivakano replaced Feleti Sevele as prime minister on December 21. Mr Sevele was the first commoner to serve as Tongan prime minister, but did not seek re-election in last month&#8217;s vote.</p>
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