Tuatagaloa Tofa Siaosi (died June 1981) was a Western Samoan politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1967 until 1973 and was

Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...

between 1970 and 1973.

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.Malama Meleisea (1987
The Making of Modern Samoa: Traditional Authority and Colonial Administration in the History of Western Samoa
University of the South Pacific, p176 He married the niece of

Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV (8 May 1922 – 9 July 1983) was the second prime minister of Samoa from 25 February 1970 to 20 March 1973 and again from 21 May 1975 to 24 March 1976. He held the title of Tupua Tamasese, one of the four main ...

and gained the titles ''Taneolevo'', ''Tofa'' and ''Tuatagaloa''. In

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

Siaosi was elected unopposed to the Legislative Assembly from the Faleata East constituency, becoming the youngest person ever elected to the Legislative Assembly. 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. Siaosi switched to the A'ana Alofi No. 1 constituency for the 1970 elections and was re-elected.Samoan election results by constituency 1964–2016
Samoa Election Results Database Following the elections, he was appointed Minister of Finance by Prime Minister Tupua Tamasese, becoming the country's youngest minister at only 27. However, he lost his seat in the 1973 elections,As you were in W. Samoa with Mataafa on top again
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', April 1973, p25 in which he ran in the Falealili constituency. He subsequently worked as an accountant for Peter Meredith firm. He unsuccessfully contested the Aana Alofi No. 1 constituency again in

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

. He died in

Apia Apia () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Samoa, as well as the nation's only city. It is located on the central north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island. Apia falls within the political district (''itūmālō ...

in June 1981 following a heart attack.Tuatagaloa Tofa Siaosi
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', August 1981, p73

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Siaosi, Tofa Samoan chiefs Members of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa Government ministers of Samoa Finance ministers of Samoa Samoan accountants 1981 deaths