Tu'u'u Ieti Taulealo Explained

Tu'u'u Ieti Taule'alo is a Samoan public servant. From 2012 to 2018 he was Chairman of the Public Service Commission of Samoa.^[1]

Tu'u'u was President of the Western Samoa Public Services Association (WSPSA) during the 1981 PSA General Strike that contributed to the fall of the government of Taisi Tufuga Tupuola Efi in the following elections.^{[2] [3] [4]}

He obtained a bachelor's degree in engineering at the University of Canterbury (1971) in Christchurch New Zealand, before completing his master's degree and PhD at the University of Sydney (in 1990 and 1997 respectively), in civil engineering.

He has been the director of Samoa's Lands, Survey and Environment Department.^[5] From January 2006 until September 2009 he was the chief executive officer of the Ministry of Environment in Samoa. He is also the chairman of the Board of Matuaileoo Environmental Trust, Inc. In 2012 he was appointed Chair of the Public Service Commission, and he was reappointed in 2015.^[6] He was not reappointed when his contract ended in 2018.^[1]

Tu'u'u is married to renowned Pasifika artist Vanya Taule'alo.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aiono P.S.C.'s new Chairman . Joyetter Feagaimaali’i-Luamanu . Samoa Observer . 8 March 2018 . 16 December 2020.
2. Web site: Samoa public servants not banned from protest march - chairman . RNZ . 15 December 2017 . 16 December 2020.
3. News: Using the right to strike . Salient . 44 . 10 . 25 May 1981 . 16 December 2020 . NZETC.
4. News: Public service strikes in W. Samoa . Sydney Tribune . 6 . 24 June 1981 . 16 December 2020 . National Library of Australia.
5. Web site: Samoa department warns that sale of customary land is illegal . 15 May 2002 . Radio New Zealand. 16 December 2020.
6. Web site: PSC bids farewell to its chairman and commission member . Public Service Commission . 16 December 2020.