Taefu Lemi Explained

Taefu Lemi Taefu
Constituency Mp15:Falelatai and Samatau
Parliament15:Samoa
Term Start15:4 March 2011
Term End15:9 April 2021
Predecessor15:Misa Telefoni
Successor15:Lupematasila Tologata Tile Leia
Party:Human Rights Protection Party

Taefu Lemi Taefu is a Samoan politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.

Taefu was educated at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia, graduating with a bachelor's degree in economics and accounting in 1991.[1] He worked as an accountant, as a tax inspector, and for the National University of Samoa and University of the South Pacific before entering politics.[1]

He was first elected to parliament in the 2011 election and appointed Associate Minister of Justice.[1] He was re-elected in the 2016 election and appointed Associate Minister of Natural Resources and Environment.[2] [3] While an MP he served as chair of the Samoan chapter of the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption.[4] With other MPs he also trained as a lawyer, graduating with a Certificate in Civil Law from the University of the South Pacific.[5] He lost his seat in the 2021 election.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hon. Taefu Lemi MP . GOPAC . 2018 . 5 September 2021.
  2. Web site: Samoa PM Names 13 Associate Ministers . Talanei . 26 March 2016 . 5 September 2021.
  3. Web site: Samoa's former deputy PM left out . RNZ . 25 March 2016 . 5 September 2021.
  4. Web site: Samoa MPs to Bolster Anti-Corruption Efforts . AGORA . 16 November 2016 . 5 September 2021.
  5. Web site: Member of Parliament a law graduate . Samoa Observer . Elizabeth Ah-Hi . 15 June 2018 . 5 September 2021.