Laumatiamanu Ringo Purcell | |
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Minister for Sports & Recreation | |
Assumed office 1 October 2023 | |
Prime Minister | FiamēNaomi Mataʻafa |
Preceded by | Office established |
Member of the Samoan Parliament for Safata No. 2 | |
Assumed office 26 November 2015 | |
Preceded by | Nonu Lose Niumata |
Personal details | |
Political party | Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi |
Laumatiamanu Ringo Purcell (born ~1968) [1] is a Samoan politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. He is a member of the FAST Party.
Laumatiamanu was educated at Saint Joseph’s College and is a former police officer. [1] He later worked for the Samoa Shipping Corporation. [1] He first ran for election at the 2016 Samoan general election as a candidate for the Human Rights Protection Party. [2] He switched allegiance to the FAST Party to contest the 2021 election,but lost to Nonu Lose Niumata. He subsequently lodged an election petition,resulting in Nonu resigning in a settlement. [3] Both candidates contested the resulting by-election,with Laumatiamanu winning by over 100 votes. [4]
In a cabinet reshuffle on 6 September 2023 he was appointed Minister for Sports &Recreation. [5]
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