First Lady of American Samoa

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First Lady of American Samoa
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Incumbent
Ella Mauga
since January 3, 2021
Term length 4 Years

The First Lady of American Samoa is the title attributed to the wife of the governor of American Samoa. To date, there have been no first gentlemen of American Samoa.

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The current first lady is Ella Mauga, wife of Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga, who has held the position since January 3, 2021. [1]

List of first ladies of American Samoa

First ladies of Naval governors (1900–1951)

First LadyTerm BeginsTerm EndsGovernor of American SamoaNotes
Natalie Blauvelt Milne January 20, 1936June 3, 1938 MacGillivray Milne Mrs. Milne made a direct appeal to Eleanor Roosevelt, requesting increased federal aid for public health. [2]
Elizabeth Ammons Larsen January 12, 1942April 25, 1942 Henry Louis Larsen
Vera Allen HouserSeptember 10, 1945April 22, 1947 Harold Houser
Ida BrownApril 22, 1947June 15, 1949 Vernon Huber

First ladies of Civilian governors (1951–1978)

First LadyTerm BeginsTerm EndsGovernor of American SamoaNotes
Emma Louise Lowe October 1, 1953October 15, 1956 Richard Barrett Lowe Also First Lady of Guam from 1956 to 1959
Nora Stewart Coleman October 15, 1956May 24, 1961 Peter Tali Coleman Stewart Coleman, who was from Hawaii, was the first woman from the Pacific Islands to serve as first lady of American Samoa. [3]
Taotafa Lutu Aspinall August 1, 1967July 31, 1969 Owen Aspinall First Samoan first lady of American Samoa
Jean P. Haydon August 1, 1969October 14, 1974 John Morse Haydon Established the Jean P. Haydon Museum in Pago Pago
 ?October 15, 1974February 6, 1975 Frank Mockler
Jane Wylie RuthFebruary 6, 1975September 30, 1976 Earl B. Ruth Jane’s health problems led Governor Ruth to step down after just 1,5 years. [4]
Carolyn BarnettOctober 1, 1976May 27, 1977 Frank Barnett
Lillian LeeMay 28, 1977January 3, 1978 H. Rex Lee

First ladies of elected governors (1978–present)

First LadyTerm BeginsTerm EndsGovernor of American SamoaNotes
Nora Stewart Coleman January 3, 1978January 3, 1985 Peter Tali Coleman [5]
Susana Leiato Lutali January 3, 1985January 2, 1989 A. P. Lutali [6]
Nora Stewart Coleman January 2, 1989January 3, 1993 Peter Tali Coleman [5]
Susana Leiato Lutali January 3, 1993January 3, 1997 A. P. Lutali [6]
Fagaoalii Satele Sunia January 3, 1997March 26, 2003 Tauese Sunia [7]
Mary Ann TulafonoMarch 26, 2003January 3, 2013 Togiola Tulafono
Cynthia Malala MoligaJanuary 3, 2013January 3, 2021 Lolo Matalasi Moliga [8]
Ella Perefoti MaugaJanuary 3, 2021Present Lemanu Peleti Mauga

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