Tiatia Laulu Mapusua | |
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Member of the Council of Deputies | |
Assumed office 7 January 2025 Servingwith Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Efi and Malietoa Moli II | |
O le Ao o le Malo | Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II |
Personal details | |
Born | 1948or1949(age 75–76) [1] Gataivai,Western Samoa [2] |
Political party | Fa'atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi |
Le Laulu Tiatia Mapesone Mapusua (born 1948or1949) is a Samoan politician and member of the Council of Deputies.
Le Laulu is from Gataivai on the island of Savaiʻi and is the son of former MP Mapusua Malo. [2]
He ran unsuccessfully for parliament in the 2011,2016,and 2021 elections,first as a candidate for the Tautua Samoa Party and then in 2021 as a candidate for FAST. [1]
In December 2024 he was appointed as a member of the Council of Deputies. [2] [3] He was sworn in in January 2025. [4]
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