Safuneituʻuga Paʻaga Neri

Safuneituʻuga Paʻaga Neri
Minister of Communication and Technology
In office 15 November 2006 – 21 March 2011
Prime Minister	Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi
Preceded by	Mulitalo Siafausa Vui
Succeeded by	Tuisugaletaua Sofara Aveau
Member of the Samoa Parliament for Gagaifomauga No. 2
In office 2 March 2001 – 4 March 2011
Preceded by	Feo Nemaia Esau
Succeeded by	Soʻoalo Umi Feo Mene
Personal details
Political party	Human Rights Protection Party

Safuneituʻuga Paʻaga Neri is a Samoan politician and former Cabinet Minister. She was the third Samoan woman ever appointed to Cabinet. She is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.

Neri is from Safune on the island of Savaiʻi. She worked as an Education lecturer at the National University of Samoa.[1] She was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa as an independent in the 2001 election.[1] She was re-elected in the 2006 election, and was appointed Minister of Communication and Technology following the removal from office of Mulitalo Siafausa Vui.[2] As Minister she planned the privatisation of the Samoa Broadcasting Corporation,[3] and of SamoaTel.[4]

She lost her seat in the 2011 election.[5] She later served as a member of the Public Service Commission from 2012 - 2018.[6]

References

1. "THREE WOMEN IN SAMOA'S PARLIAMENT". Pacific Islands Report. 12 March 2001. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
2. "Samoa PM appoints woman MP as new minister". RNZ. 15 November 2006. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
3. "Privatising Samoa public broadcaster will lift standards, says government". RNZ. 6 June 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
4. "GOVERNMENT PHONE SERVICE GOING PRIVATE IN SAMOA". Pacific Islands Report. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
5. "Tuilaepa says he looks forward to working with Tautua Samoa party". RNZ. 6 March 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
6. "PSC BIDS FAREWELL TO ITS CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSION MEMBER". Samoa Public Service Commission. 2018. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021.