Tuiloʻa Aniteleʻa Tuiloʻa Explained

Tuiloʻa Aniteleʻa Tuiloʻa
Constituency Mp15:Gagaʻifomauga 1
Parliament15:Samoa
Term Start15:31 March 2006
Term End15:9 June 2014
Predecessor15:Gaʻina Tino
Successor15:Faimalotoa Kika Stowers
Death Date:9 June 2014
Death Place:Siusega, Samoa
Party:Human Rights Protection Party

Tuiloʻa Toeulu Aniteleʻa Tuiloʻa (~1952 — 9 June 2014)[1] was a Samoan politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. He was a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.

Tuiloʻa was from Siusega.[1] He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly at the 2006 Samoan general election.[1] He was re-elected at the 2011 election and appointed Associate Minister for the Ministry of Women, Community and Social Development.[1] In January 2012 he threatened to assault fellow HRPP MP Peseta Vaifou Tevaga on the floor of parliament.[2] Later that year he called on New Zealand Samoans to vote out Labour MP Suʻa William Sio after the latter had criticised Samoan fundraising in his electorate.[3] Suffering from kidney failure and requiring regular dialysis, he used his place in parliament to advocate for better dialysis treatment for Samoans.[1]

He died at his home in Siusega on 9 June 2014.[1] His death sparked the 2014 Gagaʻifomauga by-election.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parliament mourns M.P. with humour . Samoa Observer . 11 June 2014 . Lanuola Tupufia . 7 July 2022 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924093856/http://www.samoaobserver.ws/home/headlines/10439-parliament-mourns-mp-with-humour . 24 September 2015.
  2. Web site: Samoa minister makes threat in sharp verbal exchange . RNZ . 18 January 2012 . 7 July 2022.
  3. Web site: Labour faces Samoan ire in Mangere . Michael Field . Stuff . 9 May 2012 . 7 July 2022.
  4. Web site: By-election to be held in Samoa electorate . RNZ . 23 June 2014 . 7 July 2022.