Tauaanae Tufuga Fatuatia (5 February 1914 – 5 December 1981) was a Western Samoan chief and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1954 until 1964, and as Minister for Health from 1961 to 1964.
Tufuga Fatu | |
|---|---|
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| Minister for Health | |
| In office 1961–1964 | |
| Preceded by | Luamanuvae Eti |
| Succeeded by | Ulualofaiga Talamaivao |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1957–1964 | |
| Succeeded by | Masoe Tulele |
| Constituency | Vaisigano No. 1 |
| In office 1954–1957 | |
| Preceded by | Masoe Tulele |
| Constituency | Vaisigano |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 February 1914 |
| Died | 5 December 1981 (aged 67) Apia, Western Samoa |
Biography
editBorn in 1914,[1] Fatu attended Avele College and became a schoolteacher.[2] He was conferred with the Tufuga title in the 1930s,[1] and was involved in the Methodist church, chairing its lands development board, also serving as a director of the Development Bank of Western Samoa.[2]
A member of the Fono of Faipule,[1] he was elected to the Legislative Assembly from the Vaisigano constituency in 1954. He was re-elected in 1957 elections and was a member of the 1960 Constitutional Convention and a signatory of the independence constitution. He was re-elected again in 1961, after which he was appointed Minister for Health. However, he lost his seat in the 1964 elections.[3] He unsuccessfully contested the constitutuency again in 1970 and 1976.[3]
In 1981 he was elected to the executive committee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. However, he died in December the same year at the age of 67.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Lauofo Meti (2002) Samoa: The Making of the Constitution, National University of Samoa, p329
- ^ a b c Tauaanae Tufuga Fatu Pacific Islands Monthly, February 1982, p66
- ^ a b Samoan election results by constituency 1964–2016 Samoa Election Results Database