| Patu Ativalu Togi II | |
| Parliament10: | Samoan |
| Constituency Mp11: | Vaimauga West |
| Parliament11: | Samoan |
| Term Start11: | 6 May 2007 |
| Term End11: | 4 March 2011 |
| Predecessor11: | Sililoto Tolo Tuaifaiva |
| Term Start12: | 2 March 2001 |
| Term End12: | 31 March 2006 |
| Successor12: | Anauli Pofitu Fesili |
| Birth Date: | 7 September 1941 |
| Death Date: | 6 November 2019 |
| Death Place: | Vaiala, Samoa |
| Party: | Samoan Democratic United Party Human Rights Protection Party |
Patu Togi II Ativalu Vaimasanu’u Tunupopo (7 September 1941 — 6 November 2019)[1] was a Samoan politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. He was a member of the Samoan Democratic United Party and Human Rights Protection Party.
Patu was born in Vaiala.[1] He worked for the Samoa Ports Authority, as a teacher, and then as a police officer, eventually rising to the rank of Chief Superintendent.[1] He was a member of Samoa's rugby team at the 1963 South Pacific Games in Suva, Fiji.[1]
Ativalu was first elected to Parliament as a member of the Samoan Democratic United Party in the 2001 election, but he lost his seat at the 2006 election[2] He initially filed an election petition against the victorious candidate, Anauli Pofitu Fesili,[3] then dropped it.[4]
Following the death of Sililoto Tolo Tuaifaiva he contested and won the 2007 Vaimauga West by-election as a candidate for the Human Rights Protection Party.[5] [6] After the by-election, he was accused of bribery and treating, as well as accepting a US$25,000 bribe for withdrawing an election petition against the winner in the 2006 election, Anauli Pofitu Fesili.[7] However, no election petition was filed.[8]
He lost his seat at the 2011 Samoan general election.