Manu'alesagalala Enokati Posala Explained

Manu'alesagalala Enokati Posala
Office4:Minister of Works Transport and Infrastructure
Term Start4:21 March 2011
Term End4:18 March 2016
Predecessor4:Tuisugaletaua Sofara Aveau
Successor4:Tapunuu Niko Lee Hang
Constituency Mp15:Safata
Parliament15:Samoa
Term Start15:4 March 2011
Term End15:4 March 2016
Predecessor15:Tuia Pua Fuatogi Letoa
Successor15:None (Seat split)
Party:Human Rights Protection Party

Manu'alesagalala Enokati Posala is a Samoan politician and former Cabinet minister. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.

Manu'alesagalala stood unsuccessfully in the 2010 Safata by-election.[1] He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa in the 2011 Samoan general election and appointed Minister of Works, Transport and Infrastructure.[2] Shortly after being elected, he was accused of bribery in an election petition[3] but the petition was later dropped.[4]

In the 2016 election, the two-member seat of Safata was divided into two single-seat constituencies. Manu'alesagalala ran against the opposition leader and fellow incumbent Palusalue Faʻapo II for Safata West,[5] but both were defeated by Leaana Ronnie Posini.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Palu stays, Ale reigns . Samoa Observer . 15 May 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110607144145/http://www.samoaobserver.ws/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22237&Itemid=62 . 7 June 2011.
  2. Web site: Former opposition leader in Samoa joins new ruling party cabinet . . 21 March 2011 . 9 July 2022.
  3. Web site: Three new Samoa ministers accused of bribery . . 25 March 2011 . 9 July 2022.
  4. Web site: Election petition against Samoa minister dropped . . 26 April 2011 . 9 July 2022.
  5. Web site: Voting underway in Samoa's general election . . 4 March 2016 . 9 July 2022.
  6. Web site: Opposition Leader Palusalue Faapo Loses Seat . Talanei . 3 March 2016 . 9 July 2022.