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Tuatagaloa Leutele Te'o
Afioga Tuatagaloa Leutele Te'o Satele Simaile (31 May 1908 – 28 July 1980) was a Western Samoan high chief and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1951 until 1970 and as Minister of Education and Minister of Justice between 1956 and 1967. He was a High Chief of Poutasi, Falefa and Safata. Biography Simaile was born in 1908 and worked as a clerk, trader and planter.Lauofo Meti (2002) ''Samoa: The Making of the Constitution'', p326 He was conferred with the chiefly titles Leutele, Te'o and Satele, before becoming Tuatagaloa in the 1940s. He became a member of the Fono of Faipule, and was elected to the Legislative Assembly from the Atua constituency in 1951. He was appointed to the Executive Council in 1953. In the 1954 elections he received the same number of votes as Fonoti Ioane. It was decided that as the incumbent, Simaile should remain the representative for the constituency, while Ioane was made a non-constituency member. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Justice And Courts Administration (Samoa)
The Ministry of Justice and Courts Administration of Samoa has several roles and responsibilities such as the following: * Providing sound policy advice to the government * Gathering input from the public to develop justice-related legislation and improve the justice system * Improving and providing judicial support through the administration, case management, technology, human resource support, and funding for judicial training and development * Leading the Law and Justice Sector by providing advice and overseeing the managing and budgetary processes * Managing and processing of cases for Lands and Titles Court and Registration of Matai titles * Resolving and collecting court-imposed monetary penalties and infringement fines * Support corporate functions such as human resource management, information and communications technology, and other processes. List of ministers See also * Justice ministry * Politics of Samoa Politics of Samoa takes place in a framework of a parli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugene Paul
Eugene Friedrich Paul (3 November 1901 – 28 December 1971) was a Western Samoan businessman and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly in two spells between 1948 and 1961, was the first Leader of Government Business in 1958, and held the posts of Minister of Economic Development and Minister of Finance between 1957 and 1961. Biography Paul attended German Government School and the Marist Brothers school in Apia.Mr. E.F. Paul ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', February 1972, p115 After leaving school he joined the American military to fight in . When he returned to Samoa after the war, he worked for P.C. Fabricus and O.F. Nelson. He ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The Legislative Assembly Of Samoa
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Samoan Farmers
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Samoan Chiefs
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1908 Births
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1970 Western Samoan General Election
General elections were held in Western Samoa on 7 February 1970. All candidates ran as independents, with voting restricted to matais and citizens of European origin ("individual voters"), with the matais electing 45 MPs and Europeans two. Following the election, Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV became Prime Minister. Background A parliamentary debate on introducing universal suffrage was held on 27 March 1969. The motion by Letele Taneolevao Siaosi, the youngest member of parliament, would still limit candidacy to the 8,500 matais, but allow all citizens over the age of 21 (numbering over 30,000) to vote in elections. Prior to 1967 elections, the number of matais was increased significantly, as candidates seeking to increase their vote were able to bestow titles on people to create new matai. Following the elections, a law was introduced that prohibited conferring of a matai title on anyone younger than 21. Although Prime Minister Fiame Mata'afa had been in favour of universal suff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Western Samoan General Election
General elections were held in Western Samoa on 25 February 1967. All candidates ran as independents and voting was restricted to Matai and citizens of European origin ("individual voters"), with the Matai electing 45 MPs and Europeans two. Following the election, Fiame Mata'afa Faumuina Mulinu'u II remained Prime Minister. Campaign A total of 126 candidates contested the 45 Samoan seats, with five running in the individual voter seats. Although voting was restricted to ''matais'', the ability of traditional chiefs to create new matai led to significant changes in voter demographics in some areas, with the number of ''matais'' more than doubling since 1961. In Vaisigano No. 1 constituency, the number of ''matais'' increased from 139 in 1965 to over 1,400 by the 1967 elections. Trucks had been sent out to collect people and register them as ''matai'', including many women, who were traditionally rarely made ''matai''. Results Sixteen MLAs lost their seats, including Minister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Western Samoan General Election
General elections were held in Western Samoa on 4 April 1964, the first since independence in 1962.Wide Support for Mataafa In First Samoan Elections ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', May 1964, p13 All candidates ran as independents. Following the elections, remained Prime Minister. Electoral system There were two voter rolls; one for indigenous Samoans (which was restricted to ''matai'') and one for non-indigenous citizens, known as "individual voters". P ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 Western Samoan General Election
General elections were held in Western Samoa on 4 February 1961. They had originally been planned for November 1960, but were postponed by three months. Electoral system The Legislative Assembly had 46 elected members, of which 41 were Samoans elected in single-member constituencies (with voting limited to matais, and five were Europeans elected form a single national constituency. Campaign In 21 of the 41 Samoan constituencies there was only one candidate, who was returned unopposed, whilst two had no candidates. Elections went ahead in the remaining 18 constituencies, with by-elections held for the two vacant seats in March.Samoan Cabinet ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', March 1961, p140 Although the number of voters on the European roll dropped by around half compared to the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 Western Samoan Constitutional Assembly Election
Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Western Samoa on 23 July 1960.Many Europeans Decline Citizenship At This Stage ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', August 1960, p22 Background In preparation for independence on 1 January 1962, a Constitutional Assembly was called to write a constitution for the soon-to-be independent country.There's Confusion Over West Samoan Citizenship''Pacific Islands Monthly'', June 1960, p23 The Assembly was to include the 46 members of the Legislative Assembly elected in |
Faalavaau Galu
Faalavaau Galu (12 September 1902 – 29 October 1975) was a Western Samoan chief and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1957 until 1973, and served as Minister for the Post Office, Radio and Broadcasting between 1957 and 1970. Biography Born in 1902, Galu was conferred with the Faalavaau title in 1923.Lauofo Meti (2002) ''Samoa: The Making of the Constitution'', National University of Samoa, p323 During his youth he was an excellent cricketer and rugby player. He joined the anti-colonial Mau movement, becoming its secretary.Mr Faalavaau Galu ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', December 1975, p81 A member of the , he also served as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |