Ulu Vaomalo Kini Explained

Ulu Vaomalo Kini
Office2:Minister of Police, Prisons and Fire
Term Start2:2 August 2003
Term End2:24 April 2006
Primeminister2:Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi
Successor2:Leaupepe Toleafoa Faafisi
Office3:Minister of Sports, Youth and Culture
Term Start3:20 March 2001
Term End3:24 April 2006
Successor3:Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa
Constituency Mp10:Faleata West
Parliament10:Samoa
Term Start10:2000
Term End10:31 March 2006
Predecessor10:Toi Aukuso Cain
Successor10:Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi
Party:Human Rights Protection Party

Ulu Vaomalo Kini is a Samoan politician and former Cabinet Minister. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.

He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa in a by-election in 2000. He was re-elected at the 2001 election and appointed Minister of Sports, Youth and Culture.[1] [2] In August 2003 he was made Samoa's first Minister of Police in a Cabinet reshuffle.[3] He lost his seat at the 2006 election.[4]

In December 2015 he was arrested and charged with one count of intentional damage after using an excavator to uproot crops and trees during a family land dispute.[5] He was convicted in July 2016.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Misa becomes new Minister of Finance . Samoa Observer . 20 March 2001 . 1 June 2021.
  2. Web site: SAMOA’S TUILAEPA SAYS HE'S SAD TO SEE TUIATUA STEP DOWN . Pacific Islands Report . 26 March 2001 . 1 June 2021.
  3. Web site: MINISTRY SHUFFLE BODES WELL FOR SAMOA . Pacific Islands Report . 8 August 2003 . 24 August 2021.
  4. Web site: Government heads roll in Samoan poll . New Zealand Herald . 2 April 2006 . 24 August 2021.
  5. Web site: Samoa's former police minister faces intentional damage charge . RNZ . 9 December 2015 . 24 August 2021.
  6. Web site: Former Police Minister in Samoa could face jail time . RNZ . 16 July 2016 . 24 August 2021.