Lautimuia Uelese Vaʻai
Lautimuia Uelese Vaʻai | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Finance | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa |
| Preceded by | Mulipola Anarosa Ale Molioo |
| Member of the Samoan Parliament for Vaimauga 3 | |
| Assumed office 7 March 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Tapunuu Niko Lee Hang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1968 or 1969 (age 55–56)[1] |
| Political party | Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi |
Lautimuia Afoa Uelese Vaʻai (born 1968 or 1969) is a Samoan politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. He is a member of the FAST Party. He is a nephew of former Prime Minister Vaʻai Kolone.[2]
Lautimuia is from the villages of Magiagi and Vaisala and trained as an accountant at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji and Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand.[3] He worked as a lecturer at the National University of Samoa and as a senior civil servant before being appointed chief executive of the Samoa Shipping Corporation in November 2017.[3][4]
He contested the 2016 Samoan general election in the Vaimauga West 1 Constituency as a candidate for the Human Rights Protection Party.[5]
In February 2023 he was selected as the FAST Party candidate for the 2023 Vaimauga 3 by-election.[1][2][6] He won the by-election, defeating his HRPP rival by 400 votes in the preliminary count.[7][8] He was sworn in as an MP on 7 March 2023.[9]
In a cabinet reshuffle on 6 September 2023 he was appointed Minister of Finance, replacing Mulipola Anarosa Ale Molioo from 1 October 2023.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Matai'a Lanuola Tusani T - Ah Tong (2 February 2023). "F.A.S.T. candidate eyes employment opportunities". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ a b "FAST By-election Candidate Targets Education, Business & Employment". Talamua. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ a b Joyetter Feagaimaali’i-Luamanu (28 November 2017). "New man in charge of Shipping Services". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Lautimuia Vaai: Taking calculated risks". Samoa Observer. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ Martha Taumata Faavae (20 June 2020). "Samoa Shipping Boss Gives 2021 General Elections A Miss". Newsline Samoa. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Samoa Shipping Services General Manager is the FAST Party Candidate for Vaimauga 3". Samoa Global News. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "FAST Party Win Vaimauga 3 By-Election". Samoa Global News. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ Talaia Mika (24 February 2023). "F.A.S.T. leads Vaimauga poll after preliminary count". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ Sialai Sarafina Sanerivi (7 March 2023). "Lautimuia embarks on new journey as MP". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ "Samoa Prime Minister Announces Cabinet Reshuffle: New Finance Minister and Two Additional Ministers". Samoa Global News. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ Sialai Sarafina Sanerivi (9 September 2023). "New Finance Minister ready to serve with "humility"". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
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