Biography
Born George Nauer,the son of politician Thomas Nauer,he was educated in New Zealand. After returning to Samoa,he took Samoan status and adopted the Samoan version of his name. [1] He married the niece of Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV and gained the titles Taneolevo,Tofa and Tuatagaloa. [1]
In 1967 Siaosi was elected unopposed to the Legislative Assembly from the Faleata East constituency, [2] becoming the youngest person ever elected to the Legislative Assembly. [3] In 1969 he introduced a bill for universal suffrage,replacing the restriction on only matai being allowed to vote,but it was defeated by a vote of 37–6. [4]
Siaosi switched to the A'ana Alofi No. 1 constituency for the 1970 elections and was re-elected. [2] Following the elections,he was appointed Minister of Finance by Prime Minister Tupua Tamasese,becoming the country's youngest minister at only 27. [5] [1] However,he lost his seat in the 1973 elections, [6] in which he ran in the Falealili constituency. [2] He subsequently worked as an accountant for Peter Meredith firm. [3] He unsuccessfully contested the Aana Alofi No. 1 constituency again in 1976.
He died in Apia in June 1981 following a heart attack. [3]
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