Pauga Talalelei Pauga | |
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Member of the Samoan Parliament for Vaimauga No. 1 | |
Assumed office 29 August 2025 | |
Preceded by | Sulamanaia Tauiliili Tuivasa |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] | March 30,1969
Political party | FAST |
Pauga Talalelei Pauga (born 30 March 1969) is a Samoan accountant,sports administrator,and politician,who served as president of the Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee from 2021 to 2025. He is a member of the FAST Party.
Pauga was educated at the University of Auckland [2] and works as an accountant. [3] He played for the Samoa men's national basketball team in 2011. [4] He served as president of the National Samoa Basketball Association and as a board member of FIBA Oceania. In 2021 he was elected president of the Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (SASNOC). [2]
After completing his term as SASNOC president in April 2025 [5] Pauga announced he would stand for election as a candidate for the FAST Party. [2] He ran in the Vaimauga No.1 electorate in the 2025 Samoan general election and was elected to the Legislative Assembly. [6]