Faʻaulusau Rosa Duffy-Stowers Explained

Constituency Mp5:	Gagaʻifomauga No. 3 (additional)
Parliament5:	Samoa
Term Start5:	4 March 2016
Term End5:	9 April 2021
Predecessor5:	n/a (additional member)
Birth Date:	~1962
Party:	Human Rights Protection Party

Faʻaulusau Rosa Duffy-Stowers (born ~1962)^[1] is a Samoan politician and member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. She is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.

Duffy-Stowers is an accountant^[2] from the villages of Letui and Aopo. She was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2016 Samoan general election, becoming the first female MP elected as an additional MP under a constitutional amendment to guarantee that 10% of Parliament are women.^{[1] [2]} She lost her seat in the 2021 election.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Woman rewrites history . Sarafina Sanerivi . Samoa Observer . 16 March 2016 . 11 December 2020.
2. Web site: Woman MP Elected Under New Law Is Fa’aulusao Rosa . Talanei . 13 March 2016 . 11 December 2020.
3. Web site: Women exceed Parliamentary quota . Lanuola Tusani Tupufia - Ah Tong . Samoa Observer . 10 April 2021 . 21 July 2021.