Seuula Ioane Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Education access drives F.A.S.T. candidate . Soli Wilson . Samoa Observer . 10 October 2020 . 27 May 2021.
  2. Web site: First FAST Cabinet Down to Work – When the Impossible Happens . Talamua Online . 5 September 2021. 29 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210731032947/https://talamua.com/2021/07/30/first-fast-cabinet-down-to-work-when-the-impossible-happens/. 31 July 2021. dead.
  3. Web site: FAST Ushers In More New MPs Than HRPP . Newsline Samoa . 11 April 2021 . 25 May 2021.
  4. Web site: Principal takes out former Parliamentary Committee Chair . Soli Wilson . Samoa Observer . 13 April 2021 . 27 May 2021.
  5. Web site: Why Elected Candidate Seu’ula Ioane must be part of the motion . Talamua . Lagi Keresoma . 29 April 2021 . 27 May 2021.
  6. Web site: Extra seat thrown out: FAST win Samoa election . RNZ . 17 May 2021 . 17 May 2021.
  7. Web site: Additional Parliamentary Seat Declared "Unconstitutional and Void" . Marieta H Ilalio . Samoa Global News . 17 May 2021 . 17 May 2021.
  8. Web site: Fiame Sworn in as Prime Minister under Marquees on Parliament Grounds . Marieta H Ilalio . Samoa Global News . 25 May 2021 . 25 May 2021.
  9. Web site: F.A.S.T. declared new Government as appeal upheld . Samoa Observer . Lanuola Tusani Tupufia - Ah Tong . 23 July 2021 . 23 July 2021.
  10. Web site: Cabinet Minister among N.U.S. graduates . Samoa Observer . Adel Fruean . 1 October 2021 . 1 October 2021.
  11. Web site: Minister of Education and Culture Hon. Seuula Ioane . www.samoagovt.ws . 10 March 2024.