Fepuleai Faʻasavalu Faimata Suʻa

Fepuleai Faimata Su'a
Member of the Samoan Parliament
for Salega No. 1
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 April 2021
Preceded byTo'omata Aki Tuipea
Personal details
Political partyTautua Samoa Party
Fa'atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi

Fepuleai Fa'asavalu Faimata Su'a (born ~1974)[1] is a Samoan politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. He is a member of the FAST Party.

Fepuleai is a businessman. He ran as a candidate for the Tautua Samoa Party in the 2016 election but was unsuccessful. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa in the 2021 Samoan general election, defeating Tautua leader Afualo Wood Salele.[1] A subsequent election petition by Afualo against him was unsuccessful.[2] On 28 July 2021 he was appointed Associate Minister of Police and Fire and Emergency Services.[3][4]

In August 2022 he was issued a traffic offence notice and fined $100 tala after crashing his ministerial vehicle.[5] In November 2023 he was sacked as an associate minister after travelling to American Samoa without a travel permit.[6]

In February 2024 he was charged with fabricating evidence and conspiracy to defeat the course of justice over a hit and run incident.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ a b Sialai Sarafina Sanerivi (14 April 2021). "Fepulea'i humbled with Salega No.1 win". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. ^ Sina Retzlaff (27 June 2021). "Two FAST Roadshows Given the Green Light by Supreme Court". Samoa Global News. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. ^ Lanuola Tusani Tupufia - Ah Tong (28 July 2021). "Cabinet announce eleven Associate Ministers". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. ^ Soli Wilson (2 August 2021). "Improving essential service vital: Assoc. Minister". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  5. ^ Matai'a Lanuola Tusani T - Ah Tong (5 August 2022). "Associate Minister issued traffic offence notice over car crash". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  6. ^ Sialai Sarafina Sanerivi (25 November 2023). "P.M. Fiame orders Associate Minister to resign". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  7. ^ Matai'a Lanuola Tusani T - Ah Tong (15 February 2024). "Police charge M.P." Samoa Observer. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  8. ^ Sialai Sarafina Sanerivi (17 February 2024). "Fepulea'i denies wrongdoing". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 18 February 2024.


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