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Salausa John Ah Ching

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Salausa John Ah Ching
Member of the Samoa Parliament
for Faleata Sasae
In office
4 March 2016 – 9 April 2021
Preceded byAveau Niko Palamo
Succeeded byManuleleua Paletasala Tovale
Personal details
Political partyHuman Rights Protection Party

Salausa John Ah Ching is a Samoan politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.

Salausa trained as a doctor and worked as an ObGyn at LBJ Tropical Medical Center in American Samoa for 20 years.[1] He moved to Samoa after retiring in 2011.[2] He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa in the 2016 Samoan general election and appointed Associate Minister of Health.[3][4] He lost his seat in the 2021 election. An election petition by him was struck out in June 2021.[5]

Recognition

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In 2017 he was awarded the P.S.R.H. President's Medal by the Pacific Society for Reproductive Health.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "171 Candidates, 9 Court Challenges in Samoa Elections". Talanei. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Recognized for service to Pacific". Samoa News. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Samoa's former deputy PM left out". RNZ. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Samoa PM Names 13 Associate Ministers". Talanei. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  5. ^ Lanuola Tusani Tupufia - Ah Tong (30 June 2021). "Court dismisses petition against Manuleleua". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 27 September 2021.