Faʻasoʻotauloa Pati Taulapapa
Minister of Lands and Environment
In office
1991–1996
Prime MinisterTofilau Eti Alesana
Member of the Samoan Parliament
for Gaga'emauga No. 2
In office
6 November 2015 – 9 April 2021
Preceded byOlo Fiti Vaai
Succeeded bySeuamuli Fasi Toma
In office
5 April 1991 – 31 March 2006
Preceded byFaʻasoʻotauloa Pualagi
Succeeded byOlo Fiti Vaai
Personal details
Political partyHuman Rights Protection Party

Faʻasoʻotauloa Pati Taulapapa is a Samoan politician and former Cabinet Minister. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.

Taulapapa lived in Wellington in the late 1960s, where he started a takeaway bar, and later ran a shop, taxis, and rental properties.[1] He returned to Samoa in 1985, became a farmer, and opened a bakery.[1]

He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa at the 1991 election as a candidate for the HRPP.[2] At one stage he served as Minister of Lands.[1] He lost his seat in the 2006 election, but regained it in 2016 after the incumbent switched seats. In March 2016 he was appointed Associate Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries.[3][4]

In January 2021 Taulapapa announced he was retiring from politics at the 2021 election.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lagi Keresoma (13 November 2018). "BUSINESS: From Ashes To A New Beginning". The World News. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. ↑ Asofou Soʻo (1993). Universal Suffrage in Western Samoa: The 1991 General Elections (PDF). Australian National University. p. 9. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Samoa's former deputy PM left out". RNZ. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Samoa PM Names 13 Associate Ministers". Talanei. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  5. ↑ Lanuola Tusani Tupufia - Ah Tong (22 January 2021). "Two Associate Ministers bow out from parliament". samoa Observer. Retrieved 25 January 2021.


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