Fuiono Tenina Crichton | |
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Member of the Samoa Parliament for Falealupo | |
In office 22 November 2021 –29 August 2025 | |
Preceded by | Leota Tima Leavai |
Succeeded by | Aeau Tima Leavaiseeta |
Personal details | |
Born | 1951 |
Political party | Fa'atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi |
Fuiono Tenina Crichton (born 1951) [1] is a Samoan politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. He is a member of the FAST Party.
Fuiono first ran for election in the 2021 Samoan general election. [2] After being defeated by Leota Tima Leavai [3] he challenged her election in an election petition,forcing her resignation. [4] He stood again in the subsequent by-election, [5] where he was declared elected unopposed after successfully challenging his only opponent's eligibility to stand. [1] [6]
On 17 January 2025 he was fired as an associate minister by prime minister FiamēNaomi Mataʻafa after supporting her expulsion from the FAST party. [7] He stepped down at the 2025 election. [8]