Unasa Mesi Galo Explained

Unasa Mesi Galo
Office2:Minister of Justice
Term Start2:24 April 2006
Term End2:21 March 2011
Primeminister2:Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi
Predecessor2:Ga'ina Tino
Successor2:Fiame Naomi Mataʻafa
Constituency Mp14:Fa'asalele'aga No. 3
Parliament14:Samoa
Term Start14:2 March 2001
Term End14:4 March 2011
Predecessor14:Tea Tooala Peato
Successor14:Tuileutu Alava'a Voi
Parliament15:Samoa
Term Start15:5 April 1991
Term End15:26 April 1996
Predecessor15:Unasa Lio
Successor15:Tea Tooala Peato
Death Date:27 October 2019
Party:Human Rights Protection Party

Unasa Mesi Galo (~1939 – 27 October 2019)[1] was a Samoan politician and Cabinet Minister. He was a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.

Unasa was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa in the 1991 election. He lost his seat in the 1996 election, but was then re-elected in 2001. After being narrowly re-elected at the 2006 election[2] he was appointed Minister of Justice.[3] In December 2006 he was accused of contempt of court after violating an order from the Land and Titles Court of Samoa to cease logging on disputed land.[4] Following the dispute the government banned commercial logging of native forest.[5] In February 2010 he won a defamation suit against a woman who had accused him of drunk-driving.[6]

He lost his seat at the 2011.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: M.P.'s lack of fear, ego eulogised . Samoa Observer . Sialai Sarafina Sanerivi . 16 November 2019 . 15 June 2021.
  2. Web site: Samoa recount gives HRPP 36 seats . RNZ . 18 April 2006 . 15 June 2021.
  3. Web site: Five new faces in new Samoa cabinet . RNZ . 24 April 2006 . 15 June 2021.
  4. Web site: Samoa Justice Minister in logging row . RNZ . 20 December 2006 . 15 June 2021.
  5. Web site: Samoan government admits logging ban flawed . RNZ . 12 January 2017 . 15 June 2021.
  6. Web site: Samoan minister wins defamation case . RNZ . 23 February 2010 . 15 June 2021.
  7. Web site: Samoa's ruling party retains power with reduced majority . RNZ . 6 March 2011 . 15 June 2021.