Tuʻuʻu Anasiʻi Leota is a Samoan politician and former Cabinet Minister. Previously a member of the Human Rights Protection Party,he is now an independent.
Tuiletufuga Le Mamea Ropati Mualia is a Samoan politician,and member of the Council of Deputies. Over his career he has served as a Cabinet Minister,Leader of the Opposition and represented the constituency for Lefaga &Falese'ela for over thirty years. He was a founding member of the Human Rights Protection Party.
SusugaLaʻaulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Fosi Schmidt is a Samoan politician,businessman,Cabinet Minister,and former speaker and deputy speaker of the Samoan Parliament. He is the Member of Parliament for the Gagaʻifomauga No. 3 constituency and is the founder and chairman of the Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) party.
The Tautua Samoa Party was a political party in Samoa. The party's policies include economic development,particularly in the agricultural sector,public service reform,a limit on the number of Associate Ministers,and a reduction in the term of Parliament from 5 to 3 or 4 years. Its president was Afualo Wood Salele.
Ale Vena Ale is a Samoan politician and member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. He is a founding member of the Human Rights Protection Party.
Faumuina Tiatia Faaolatane Liuga is a Samoan politician and former Cabinet Minister. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.
General elections were held in Samoa on 4 March 2016 to determine the composition of the 16th Parliament. Two parties contested the election,the ruling Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP),led by Prime Minister Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi,which had been in government for most of the time since 1982 and the Tautua Samoa Party (TSP),led by Opposition Leader Palusalue Faʻapo II.
Loau Solamalemalo Keneti Sio is a Samoan politician,former Cabinet Minister,and rugby union player. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP).
Leatinuu Faumuina Asi Pauli Wayne Fong is a Samoan politician and Cabinet Minister who has served as the minister of Commerce,Labour and Industry since 2021.
General elections were held in Samoa on 9 April 2021 to determine the composition of the 17th Parliament. The Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP),which had been in government for most of the time since 1982,was led into the election by Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi,who had served as prime minister since 1998. The passage of the controversial Land and Titles bills by the HRPP led some party members to defect,establishing the Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) party promising a repeal. FAST elected FiamēNaomi Mataʻafa,the daughter of Samoa's first prime minister,as leader shortly before the election;she left the ruling party and resigned as deputy prime minister in 2020,also in opposition to the amendments.
Ili Setefano Taʻateo Tafili is a Samoan politician and matai. He is a member of the Tautua Samoa Party.
Leaupepe Toleafoa Apulu Faafisi is a Samoan politician. He has served as a Cabinet Minister and as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP).
Sala Vaimili Uili II is a Samoan politician and former Cabinet Minister.
Papaliʻi Liʻo Oloipola Taeu Masipau is a Samoan politician and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa.
A constitutional crisis began in Samoa on 22 May 2021 when O le Ao o le Malo Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II issued a proclamation purporting to prevent the Legislative Assembly from meeting in the wake of the general election in April 2021. Court rulings had upheld the election results,giving a parliamentary majority to the Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) party,led by FiamēNaomi Mataʻafa. On 24 May 2021,a makeshift ceremony was held outside of Parliament to swear in Mata'afa as prime minister. On 23 July the Court of Appeal declared that the ceremony was binding and that FAST had been the government since that date.
Leaana Ronnie Posini is a Samoan politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.
Tuisa Tulimasealii Tasi Patea is a Samoan politician. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.
Fesolai Apulu Tusiupu Tuigamala is a Samoan politician. He is a member of the FAST Party.
To'omata Norah Leota is a Samoan politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. She is a member of the FAST Party.
