Namulauʻulu Sami Leota | |
Constituency Mp5: | Faasaleleaga No. 2 |
Parliament5: | Samoa |
Term Start5: | 22 March 2019 |
Term End5: | 9 April 2021 |
Predecessor5: | Paʻu Sefo Paʻu |
Successor5: | Papaliʻi Liʻo Taeu Masipau |
Party: | Human Rights Protection Party |
Namulauʻulu Papaliʻi Leota Sami Leota (born ca. 1968)[1] is a Samoan politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.
Leota is a businessman who has worked for Federal Pacific Insurance and as a board member of the Central Bank of Samoa and Samoa National Provident Fund.[2] He is also a former manager of the Samoa national rugby union team and President of the Samoa Rugby Union.[3] He ran for parliament unsuccessfully at the 2016 election but lost to Paʻu Sefo Paʻu.[1] Following Pa’u's death in 2019 he was elected in a by-election.[1] [4] [5]
He ran in the seat of Faʻasaleleaga No. 3 at the 2021 election, but was unsuccessful. He later withdrew an election petition against the winner.[6]