| Tuisugaletaua Sofara Aveau | |
| Office: | Minister of Communications, Information and Technology |
| Primeminister: | Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi |
| Term Start: | 21 March 2011 |
| Term End: | 18 March 2016 |
| Predecessor: | Safuneitu'uga Pa'aga Neri |
| Successor: | Afamasaga Rico Tupai |
| Office2: | Minister of Works, Transport and Infrastructure |
| Term Start2: | 24 April 2006 |
| Term End2: | 21 March 2011 |
| Predecessor2: | Faumuina Tiatia Liuga |
| Successor2: | Manu'alesagalala Enokati Posala |
| Office3: | Minister of Agriculture |
| Term Start3: | 20 March 2001 |
| Term End3: | 24 April 2006 |
| Predecessor3: | Va'ai Papu Vailupe |
| Successor3: | Taua Kitiona Seuala |
| Constituency Mp15: | Vaimauga East |
| Parliament15: | Samoa |
| Term Start15: | 2 March 2001 |
| Term End15: | 4 March 2016 |
| Predecessor15: | Lenui Avamagalo |
| Successor15: | Sulamanaia Tauiliili Tuivasa |
| Birth Date: | 1952/1953 |
| Birth Place: | Territory of Western Samoa |
| Death Place: | Samoa |
| Party: | Human Rights Protection Party |
Tuisugaletaua Sofara Aveau (1952/1953 – 27 March 2024) was a Samoan politician and cabinet minister.
Born in 1952/1953, Aveau was a musician.[1] He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa in the 2001 election, and was appointed Minister of Agriculture.[2] He was re-elected in the 2006 election and appointed Minister of Works, Transport and Infrastructure.[3] As Minister of Transport he spearheaded the government campaign to change Samoa from left-hand to right-hand driving.[4] [5]
Following the 2011 election he stood unsuccessfully for Deputy leader of the HRPP.[6] He was subsequently appointed Minister of Communications, Information and Technology.[7] In November 2011 he was investigated for assault by police;[8] the complaint was later withdrawn.[9] In 2014 he and his wife composed the theme song for the United Nations Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States.[10] [11]
Aveau lost his seat in the 2016 election.[12] [13] Following his election loss he established the Samoa Banana Farmers Association.[1] He contested the 2021 election as an HRPP candidate,[14] but was unsuccessful.
Aveu died on 27 March 2024, at the age of 71.[15]