Princess Mele Siuʻilikutapu of Tonga

Princess Mele Siuilikutapu of Tonga (12 May 1948 – 28 May 2023) was a Tongan royal and politician. In 1975 she was elected to the Legislative Assembly, becoming its first female member.

Biography Mele (Mary) Siuʻilikutapu was born in May 1948, the oldest daughter of Prince Fatafehi Tuʻipelehake and his wife Melenaite Tupoumoheofo Veikune. As a result, King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV had her returned to Tonga and annulled the marriage. The following year she married Kalanivalu-Fotofili, a noble.

In 1975 she contested the elections to the Legislative Assembly, and was elected as a people's representative in Tongatapu, becoming the country's first female parliamentarian. She remained a member until 1978. In 2018 she became patron of the Tonga Health Society Langimalie Clinic and she also served as patron of Tonga's first village council, the Lapaha Council.

She lived in Auckland, New Zealand in her later life and advocated for the rights of overstayers and disadvantaged Pasifika. A funeral visitation was held for her in West Auckland, where Princess Angelica Latufuipeka received Sir Michael Jones, Jenny Salesa MP and Māori King Tūheitia. Her body was then flown to Tonga for a state funeral. She was buried at Mala'ekula, the royal burial grounds in Nuku'alofa.