Faasootauloa Pati Taulapapa

Fa’aso’otauloa Pati Taulapapa is a Samoan politician and former Cabinet Minister. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.

Fa’aso’otauloa Pati Taulapapa
Minister of Lands and Environment
In office
1991–1996
Prime MinisterTofilau Eti Alesana
Member of the Samoa Parliament
for Gaga'emauga No. 2
Assumed office
6 November 2015
Preceded byOlo Fiti Vaai
In office
5 April 1991 – 31 March 2006
Preceded byFa'aso'otauloa Pualagi
Succeeded byOlo Fiti Vaai
Personal details
Political partyHuman Rights Protection Party

Taulapapa lived in Wellington in the late 1960s, where he started a takeaway bar, and later ran a shop, taxis, and rental properties.[1] He returned to Samoa in 1985, became a farmer, and opened a bakery.[1]

He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa at the 1991 election as a candidate for the HRPP.[2] At one stage he served as Minister of Lands.[1] He lost his seat in the 2006 election, but regained it in 2016 after the incumbent switched seats. In March 2016 he was appointed Associate Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries.[3][4]

In January 2021 Taulapapa announced he was retiring from politics at the 2021 election.[5]

References
  1. Lagi Keresoma (13 November 2018). "BUSINESS: From Ashes To A New Beginning". The World News. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. Asofou So'o (1993). Universal Suffrage in Western Samoa: The 1991 General Elections (PDF). Australian National University. p. 9. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. "Samoa's former deputy PM left out". RNZ. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. "Samoa PM Names 13 Associate Ministers". Talanei. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  5. Lanuola Tusani Tupufia - Ah Tong (22 January 2021). "Two Associate Ministers bow out from parliament". samoa Observer. Retrieved 25 January 2021.


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