Fatialofa Momoʻe Explained

Fatialofa Momoʻe
Office1:Minister for the Post Office, Radio and Broadcasting
Term1:1970–1971
Predecessor1:Faalavaau Galu
Successor1:Fuimaono Moasope
Office2:Member of the Legislative Assembly
Term2:1967–1980
Predecessor2:Auelua Filipo
Successor2:Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi
Constituency2:Lepa
Birth Date:13 March 1923
Death Place:Honolulu, United States

Tofa Fatialofa Momoʻe (13 March 1923 – 29 December 1980) was a Western Samoan politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1967 until his death, and as Minister for the Post Office, Radio and Broadcasting from 1970 to 1971.

Biography

During his youth Momoʻe was a successful boxer.[1] He was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1967, unseating incumbent MLA Auelua Filipo.[2] After being re-elected in 1970 he was appointed Minister for the Post Office, Radio and Broadcasting in the new government. However, he resigned from the cabinet the following year.[3]

He was re-elected to the Legislative Assembly again in 1973, 1976 and 1979.[2] He died in December 1980 during a visit to Honolulu to see the son of a friend ordained as a priest.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-342055949/view?sectionId=nla.obj-345572170&partId=nla.obj-342068543#page/n6/mode/1up A fond memory of 'Fati'
  2. http://devpolicy.org/samoaelections/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Samoan-Election-Results-PDF.pdf Samoan election results by constituency 1964–2016
  3. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-332069776/view?partId=nla.obj-332126784#page/n29/mode/1up In a nutshell
  4. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-341965417/view?partId=nla.obj-341985420#page/n73/mode/1up Fatialofa Momoʻe