Tusa Misi Tupuola Explained

Tusa Misi Tupuola
Constituency Mp15:Falealili
Parliament15:Samoa
Term Start15:4 March 2011
Term End15:4 March 2016
Predecessor15:Fuimaono Naoia Tei
Successor15:None (Seat split)
Death Date:April 2024
Party:Human Rights Protection Party

Tusa Aiono Misi Tupuola passed away in April 2024, he was a Samoan politician and also member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. Tusa was a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.

Tusa worked as assistant chief executive, then secretary, of Samoa's Transport Control Board.[1] [2] He later worked for Samoa's Land Transport Authority.[3]

Tusa was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2011 Samoan general election and appointed Associate Minister for Transport and Infrastructure. He lost his seat in the 2016 election. He later contested the 2021 election.[4]

Tusa died in April 2024.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Samoa requires drivers to take defensive driving courses . RNZ . 13 October 2006 . 9 July 2022.
  2. Web site: Samoa plans to import right-hand drive vehicles . RNZ . 19 September 2007 . 9 July 2022.
  3. Web site: Endorsement of breathalyzer in Samoa expected to cut road death rate . RNZ . 25 June 2009 . 9 July 2022.
  4. Web site: Te'o Mauga puts hand up for Falealili seat . Samoa Observer . 19 July 2020 . Soli Wilson . 9 July 2022.
  5. https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/108761 Former MP Tupuola passes away