Toluono Lama (died February 1982) was a Western Samoan politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1973 to 1976.
Toluono Lama | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1973–1976 | |
| Preceded by | Tupua Siliva |
| Succeeded by | Lagaaia Faamaga |
| Constituency | Palauli East |
| Personal details | |
| Died | February 1982 New Zealand |
Biography edit
During the colonial era, Lama was a member of the anti-colonial Mau movement.[1] In 1950 he was appointed to the committee on local government by High Commissioner Guy Powles,[2] and later served as a member of the Local Government Board.[3] He was elected to the 1960 Constitutional Assembly that drew up the independence constitution, and was one of its signatories. Following independence, he became a judge in the Lands and Titles Court.[4]
He contested the Palauli East seat in the 1970 elections, losing to Tupua Siliva. However, he was elected unopposed from the constituency in the 1973 elections.[5] During the parliamentary term, he was an opponent of the government.[6] He did not contest the 1976 elections, but subsequently became an advisor to new Prime Minister Tupuola Efi.[7]
He died in New Zealand in February 1982 after travelling to the country for medical treatment.[7]
References edit
- ^ Kilifoti Sisilia Eteuati (1982) Evaevaga a Samoa: Assertion of Samoan autonomy 1920–1936
- ^ Asofou So'o (2008) Democracy and Custom in Sāmoa: An Uneasy Alliance, p53
- ^ James Wightman Davidson (1967) Samoa Mo Samoa: The Emergence of the Independent State of Western Samoa, p394
- ^ Malama Meleisea & Penelope Schoeffel Meleisea (1987) Lagaga: A Short History of Western Samoa, p159
- ^ Samoan election results by constituency 1964–2016 Samoa Election Results Database
- ^ So'o, p87
- ^ a b Tuluono Lama Pacific Islands Monthly, April 1982, p65