Leaupepe Toleafoa Faafisi Explained

Leaupepe Toleafoa Faafisi
Office:Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa
Primeminister:Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi
Deputy:Nafoitoa Talaimanu Keti
Term Start:18 March 2016
Term End:9 April 2021
Predecessor:Laauli Leuatea Polataivao
Successor:Papali’i Li’o Taeu Masipau
Term Start2:1996
Term End2:2006
Deputy2:Tolofuaivalelei Falemoe Leiʻataua
Primeminister2:Tofilau Eti Alesana
Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi
Predecessor2:Fatu Vaili Afamasaga
Successor2:Tolofuaivalelei Falemoe Leiʻataua
Office5:Minister of Police and Prisons
Term Start5:24 April 2006
Term End5:21 March 2011
Predecessor5:Ulu Vaomalo Kini
Successor5:Sala Fata Pinati
Office6:Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa
Term Start6:1991
Term End6:1996
Predecessor6:Tuilagi Vavae
Constituency Mp10:A'ana Alofi No. 1 West
Parliament10:Samoan
Term Start10:5 April 1991
Term End10:9 April 2021
Predecessor10:Leaupepe Uili
Successor10:Aiono Afaese Toleafoa
Birth Name:Leaupepe Toleafoa Apulu Faafisi
Birth Date:circa 1947
Party:Samoan National Development Party
Human Rights Protection Party

Leaupepe Toleafoa Apulu Faafisi (born 1947) is a Samoan politician. He has served as a Cabinet Minister and as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP).

Faafisi was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa at the 1991 Samoan general election as a candidate for the Samoan National Development Party. He switched allegiance to the HRPP immediately after the election,[1] and was appointed Deputy Speaker. In 1996 he was appointed Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. In 1998 he was hospitalised while attending the Commonwealth Speakers and Clerks Conference in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.[2]

Following his re-election in 2001, he was appointed to the role for a second term.[3] [4]

He was re-elected at the 2006 election and appointed to Cabinet as Minister of Police.[5] He was not reappointed to Cabinet in 2011.[6] In 2013 he advocated exporting dog meat to China as a measure for controlling stray animals.[7]

In 2016, he was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly for a third term.[8] As Speaker he oversaw the redevelopment of the new Parliament building.[9] As Speaker, he was accused of lacking independence,[10] [11] of removing Members' speeches from Hansard,[12] and of taking direction in the House from Prime Minister Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi.[13] in November 2020, he declared the seats of independent opposition MPs Olo Fiti Vaai and Faumuina Asi Pauli Wayne Fong vacant after they announced they would be standing as candidates for the F.A.S.T. party at the 2021 election.[14] On 14 December 2020 the decision was declared unlawful and invalid by the Supreme Court of Samoa.[15] [16]

Faafisi retired at the April 2021 election.[17] He was succeeded as MP in his electorate (now renamed Aana Alofi No. 2) by his son, Aiono Afaese Toleafoa.[18]

On 23 May 2021, during the 2021 Samoan constitutional crisis, Faafisi purported to cancel the first meeting of the new legislative assembly, in violation of an order from the Supreme Court.[19] [20] [21]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Universal Suffrage in Western Samoa: The 1991 General Elections . Asofou So'o . Australian National University . 1993 . 10.
  2. Web site: SAMOA’S PARLIAMENT SPEAKER TAKEN ILL IN PORT OF SPAIN . Pacific Islands Report . 22 January 1998 . 28 November 2020 . 30 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201030133732/http://www.pireport.org/articles/1998/01/22/samoa%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99s-parliament-speaker-taken-ill-port-spain . live .
  3. Web site: SAMOA: ELECTIONS HELD IN 2001 . IPU . 28 November 2020 . 1 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210201235526/http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2351_01.htm . live .
  4. Web site: HRPP RECLAIMS CONTROL OF SAMOA GOVERNMENT, TUILAEPA STILL PRIME MINISTER . Pacific Islands Report . 16 March 2001 . 28 November 2020.
  5. Web site: Five new faces in new Samoa cabinet . RNZ . 24 April 2006 . 28 November 2020 . 17 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417142419/https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/161651/five-new-faces-in-new-samoa-cabinet . live .
  6. Web site: Former opposition leader in Samoa joins new ruling party cabinet . RNZ . 21 March 2011 . 28 November 2020 . 27 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210527223001/https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/196048/former-opposition-leader-in-samoa-joins-new-ruling-party-cabinet . live .
  7. Web site: Samoa passes laws to control stray dogs . RNZ . 28 March 2013 . 28 November 2020 . 27 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210527223003/https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/211139/samoa-passes-laws-to-control-stray-dogs . live .
  8. Web site: Former Samoa deputy PM left out of cabinet . RNZ . 18 March 2016 . 28 November 2020 . 16 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200916185314/https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/299260/former-samoa-deputy-pm-left-out-of-cabinet . live .
  9. Web site: Redevelopment of Parliament House . Government of Samoa . 22 November 2016 . 28 November 2020 . 24 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210424114409/https://www.samoagovt.ws/2016/11/redevelopment-of-parliament-house/ . live .
  10. Web site: Former Speaker expresses concerns over Parliament debate . Joyetter Feagaimaali'i . Samoa Observer . 24 June 2020 . 28 November 2020 . 27 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210527223023/https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/65210 . live .
  11. Web site: Independent Speaker an ideal Samoa must strive for . Samoa Observer . 22 June 2020 . 28 November 2020 . 27 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210527223013/https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/editorial/65268 . live .
  12. Web site: Former Speaker questions accuracy of Parliament hansard . Mata'afa Keni Lesa . Samoa Observer . 18 June 2020 . 28 November 2020 . 27 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210527223004/https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/65022 . live .
  13. Web site: Speaker cops criticism over Parliament tension . Soli Wilson . Samoa Observer . 22 November 2020 . 28 November 2020 . 27 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201127210257/https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/74905 . live .
  14. Web site: Speaker officially declares seats vacant . Joyetter Feagaimaali'i . Samoa Observer . 18 November 2020 . 28 November 2020 . 17 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201117223105/https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/74616 . live .
  15. Web site: Olo and Faumuina delighted, ready for Parliament return . Lanuola Tusani Tupufia - Ah Tong . Samoa Observer . 14 December 2020 . 15 December 2020 . 14 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201214081053/https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/76169 . live .
  16. Web site: Let's embrace spirit of Christmas, Speaker welcomes Olo and Faumuina . Mata'afa Keni Lesa . Samoa Observer . 15 December 2020 . 15 December 2020 . 14 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201214203112/https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/76205 . live .
  17. Web site: Speaker to bow out after nearly three decades . Joyetter Feagaimaali'i . Samoa Observer . 10 July 2020 . 28 November 2020 . 5 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200805161143/https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/66404 . live .
  18. Web site: Aiono Afaese Toleafoa carries on father's legacy . Joyetter Feagaimaali'i . Samoa Observer . 15 April 2021 . 16 April 2021 . 16 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416030520/https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/82445 . live .
  19. Web site: Former Speaker calls off parliament meeting . Lanuola Tusani Tupufia - Ah Tong . . 23 May 2021 . 23 May 2021 . 23 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210523073641/https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/84499 . live .
  20. Web site: Speaker announces no Fono opening tomorrow . Talanei . 22 May 2021 . 23 May 2021 . 23 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210523094457/https://www.talanei.com/2021/05/22/speaker-announces-no-fono-opening-tomorrow/ . live .
  21. Web site: Samoa's Speaker disregards Supreme Court ruling. . RNZ . 23 May 2021 . 23 May 2021 . 23 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210523093634/https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/443205/samoa-s-speaker-disregards-supreme-court-ruling . live .

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