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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 of Samoa, Cabinet Minister. He was the leader of the Tautua Samoa Party (TSP) from 2010 to 2011. His father was former Prime Minister Vaʻai Kolone, who co-founded the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP). His younger brother Asiata Saleʻimoa Vaʻai was leader of the Samoan Democratic United Party. Political career Vaʻai was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa, Samoan Legislative Assembly at the 1991 Western Samoan general election, 1991 election. In 1996 he served as Parliamentary Undersecretary for Works, EPC, and the Water Authority. After being re-elected in 1996 Samoan general election, 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 Samoan general election, 2001 election. He ran as an independent in hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tautua Samoa Party
The Tautua Samoa Party () was a political party in Samoa. The party's policies include economic development, particularly in the agricultural sector, public service reform, a limit on the number of Associate Ministers, and a reduction in the term of Parliament from 5 to 3 or 4 years. Its president was Afualo Wood Salele. The party was deregistered on 7 March 2023 after failing to pay the annual registration fee. Formation The party was formed by 11 independent Members of Parliament in December 2008. The party's founders described their aim as providing parliamentary opposition to the ruling Human Rights Protection Party. Under the Samoan Electoral Act, registering as members of a new party would have required Tautua Samoa's members to contest a by-election for their parliamentary seats. To avoid this, the party was initially registered under the Companies Act, and its members remained listed as independents. However, as such it was not an officially recognized party by the Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |