Lefau Harry Schuster

Lefau Harry Schuster is a Samoan politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. He was a founding member of the Tautua Samoa Party.[1]

Lefau Harry Schuster
Member of the Samoa Parliament
for Vaimauga West
In office
4 March 2011 – 4 March 2016
Preceded byAnauli Pofitu Fesili
Succeeded byFaaolesa Katopau Ainuu
Personal details
Political partyTautua Samoa Party
F.A.S.T.

Schuster was educated at St Joseph’s College in Samoa and St Paul's College, Auckland before studying law at Victoria University of Wellington.[1] He worked for the New Zealand Ministry of Education before returning to Samoa to work in the Attorney General’s office. After time in private practice, he was appointed as a District Court Judge in 2000[1] before resigning in 2010 to enter politics.[2] He has also served as president of the Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions.[3] He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa at the 2011 Samoan general election, as a candidate for Tautua.[4] He lost his seat at the 2016 election.[5]

In October 2020 Schuster announced he would stand as a candidate for the F.A.S.T. Party in the 2021 election.[1] He will contest the Vaimauga no. 4 constituency.

Schuster is the cousin of Toeolesulusulu Cedric Schuster.[4]

References
  1. Joyetter Feagaimaali'i (23 October 2020). "Lefau Harry Schuster joins F.A.S.T." Samoa Observer. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  2. "District court judge in Samoa will run as a candidate in next year's election". RNZ. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  3. "Lefau warns IRB against "shambles"". Samoa Observer. 12 January 2011. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  4. "NEW FACE IN SAMOA PARLIAMENT HOPES FOR CHANGE". Pacific Islands Report. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  5. "HRPP 44, Tautua Samoa 2". Talanei. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2020.


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