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Vaai Kolone
Vaai or Vaʻai is a Samoan given name and surname that may refer to the following people: * Lesatele Rapi Vaai, Samoan judge * Olo Fiti Vaai, Samoan politician * Vaepule Alo Vaemoa Vaai (1953—2020), Samoan lawyer and judge * Lautimuia Uelese Vaʻai (born 1968 or 1969), Samoan politician *Vaʻai Kolone Vaai Kolone (11 November 1911 – 20 April 2001) was the fourth prime minister of Samoa and a founder of the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) in Samoa. He served as Prime Minister twice, first between 13 April and 18 September 1982, and then ... (1911–2001), prime minister of Samoa * Vaʻai Papu Vailupe (1944– 2022), Samoan politician {{Given name, type=both Samoan-language surnames Surnames of Samoan origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesatele Rapi Vaai
Lesatele Rapi Vaai is a Samoan judge and President of the Land and Titles Court of Samoa. He served on the Supreme Court of Samoa until 2017, and again from 2020. Vaai is a former president of the Samoa law Society. He was appointed to the District Court of Samoa in 1996. He later served as President of the Land and Titles Court of Samoa. He was later appointed to the Supreme Court of Samoa. He retired from the Court in February 2017 to take up a judicial position in Nauru. Following his retirement he was appointed to chair a Commission of Inquiry into the actions of three police officers accused of misconduct and evidence tampering. In November 2020 he was reappointed to the Supreme Court as a temporary judge for a term of one year to help deal with election-related cases. Justice Vaai has also presided over an application on April 14 2022 by Talalei Pauga to set aside a warrant of arrest issued by former Supreme Court of Samoa Deputy Registrar Fataasi, for conspiracy to murder t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olo Fiti Vaai
Olo Fiti Afoa Vaai (formally known as Levaopolo Talatonu Vaai) is a Samoan politician and Cabinet Minister who has served as the minister of Works, Transport and Infrastructure since 2021. Personal life Vaai was educated at Avele and Samoa College before studying for a Bachelors degree in Telecommunications Engineering at Auckland University of Technology. He subsequently worked for the Samoa Airports Authority as a technical manager and then assistant chief executive. He is from a political family, and his uncle Leilua Manuao served as a Member of parliament for 40 years. Political career Vaai was first elected to the Samoan Parliament in the 2006 Samoan general election as MP for Gagaemauga No. 2, running as a candidate for the Samoan Democratic United Party (SDUP). Following the collapse of the SDUP in 2008 he joined the Tautua Samoa Party, resulting in his seat being declared vacant by the Speaker. The decision was overturned by the Supreme Court of Samoa in July 2009, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaepule Alo Vaemoa Vaai
Vaepule Alo Vaemoa Vaai (~1953 — 25 September 2020) was a Samoan lawyer and judge. He served on the Supreme Court of Samoa from 2016 until 2019. He was the son of former Prime Minister Vaʻai Kolone. Vaepule is from the village of Vaisala in Savai'i. He was educated at Vaisala Primary School, Leififi Intermediate, Samoa College, and then Wellington College in New Zealand. He studied law at Victoria University of Wellington, graduating in 1982 with an LLB. He returned to Samoa and practiced as a barrister and solicitor for 12 years before working for the National Provident Fund. From 2001 to 2004 he served as Public Trustee. He was appointed to the District Court of Samoa in 2004. In December 2016 he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Samoa The Supreme Court of Samoa () is the superior court dealing with the administration of justice in Samoa. It was established by Part VI of the Constitution of Samoa. It consists of the Chief Justice of Samoa and other judges as appoin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lautimuia Uelese Vaʻai
Lautimuia Afoa Uelese Vaʻai (born ) is a Samoan politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. He is a member of the FAST Party. He is a nephew of former Prime Minister Vaʻai Kolone. Lautimuia is from the villages of Magiagi and Vaisala and trained as an accountant at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji and Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand. He worked as a lecturer at the National University of Samoa and as a senior civil servant before being appointed chief executive of the Samoa Shipping Corporation in November 2017. He contested the 2016 Samoan general election in the Vaimauga West 1 Constituency as a candidate for the Human Rights Protection Party. In February 2023 he was selected as the FAST Party candidate for the 2023 Vaimauga 3 by-election. He won the by-election, defeating his HRPP rival by 400 votes in the preliminary count. He was sworn in as an MP on 7 March 2023. In a cabinet reshuffle on 6 September 2023 he was appo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaʻai Kolone
Vaai Kolone (11 November 1911 – 20 April 2001) was the fourth prime minister of Samoa and a founder of the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) in Samoa. He served as Prime Minister twice, first between 13 April and 18 September 1982, and then from 30 December 1985 until 8 April 1988. Biography He was from Vaisala village on Savai'i island in the political district of Vaisigano. Kolone was first elected to parliament, the Legislative Assembly of Samoa, in 1967 representing the electorate of Vaisigano No. 1.Samoan election results by constituency 1964–2016 Samoa Election Results Database In 1979, together with |
Vaʻai Papu Vailupe
Vaʻai Papu Vailupe (25 March 1944 – 17 January 2022), also known as Mafasolia Papu Vailupe, was a Samoan politician and accountant who served as a Cabinet Minister. He was the leader of the Tautua Samoa Party from 2010 to 2011. His father is former Prime Minister Vaʻai Kolone, who co-founded the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP). His younger brother Asiata Sale'imoa Va'ai was leader of the Samoan Democratic United Party. Political career Vaʻai was first elected to the Samoan Legislative Assembly at the 1991 election. In 1996 he served as Parliamentary Undersecretary for Works, EPC, and the Water Authority. After being re-elected in 1996, he was appointed to Cabinet as Minister of Justice. Between 1998 and 2001, he served as Minister of Agriculture. He lost his seat in the 2001 election. He ran as an independent in his father's old seat of Vaisigano No. 1 in the 2006 election. Shortly before the election he was shot in the neck in a politically-motivated shooting. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |