Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
Seuula Ioane | |
Office4: | Minister of Education, Sports and Culture |
Primeminister4: | Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa |
Term Start4: | 24 May 2021 |
Predecessor4: | Loau Keneti Sio |
Constituency Mp15: | Alataua Sisifo |
Parliament15: | Samoan |
Term Start15: | 9 April 2021 |
Predecessor15: | Ali'imalemanu Alofa Tuuau |
Party: | Fa'atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi |
Seuula Ioane Tuuau (born ~1957)[1] is a Samoan politician and Cabinet Minister. He is a member of the FAST Party.[2]
Seuula is from the village of Tufutafoe. He is a former school teacher and principal, and served as principal of Tufutafoe Primary School for 20 years.[1] He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa in the April 2021 Samoan general election,[3] defeating Ali'imalemanu Alofa Tuuau.[4] When Tuuau was declared elected under the women's quota on 20 April 2021, he was a party to the court challenge which saw her appointment overturned.[5] [6] [7]
On 24 May 2021 he was appointed Minister of Education, Sports and Culture in the elected cabinet of Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa.[8] The appointment was disputed by the caretaker government. On 23 July 2021 the Court of Appeal ruled that the swearing-in ceremony was constitutional and binding, and that FAST had been the government since 24 May.[9]
In October 2021 he graduated from the National University of Samoa with a Bachelors of Education.[10]
Seuula is married with six children and eight grandchildren. He is a member of the Assembly of God Church.[11]