Faʻasoʻotauloa Pati Taulapapa

Faʻasoʻotauloa Pati Taulapapa
Minister of Lands and Environment
In office 1991–1996
Prime Minister	Tofilau Eti Alesana
Member of the Samoan Parliament for Gaga'emauga No. 2
In office 6 November 2015 – 9 April 2021
Preceded by	Olo Fiti Vaai
Succeeded by	Seuamuli Fasi Toma
In office 5 April 1991 – 31 March 2006
Preceded by	Faʻasoʻotauloa Pualagi
Succeeded by	Olo Fiti Vaai
Personal details
Political party	Human 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. 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.