Salausa John Ah Ching

Salausa John Ah Ching
Member of the Samoa Parliament for Faleata Sasae
In office 4 March 2016 – 9 April 2021
Preceded by	Aveau Niko Palamo
Succeeded by	Manuleleua Paletasala Tovale
Personal details
Political party	Human Rights Protection Party

Salausa John Ah Ching is a Samoan politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.

Salausa trained as a doctor and worked as an ObGyn at LBJ Tropical Medical Center in American Samoa for 20 years.[1] He moved to Samoa after retiring in 2011.[2] He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa in the 2016 Samoan general election and appointed Associate Minister of Health.[3][4] He lost his seat in the 2021 election. An election petition by him was struck out in June 2021.[5]

Recognition

In 2017 he was awarded the P.S.R.H. President's Medal by the Pacific Society for Reproductive Health.[2]

References

1. "171 Candidates, 9 Court Challenges in Samoa Elections". Talanei. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
2. "Recognized for service to Pacific". Samoa News. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
3. "Samoa's former deputy PM left out". RNZ. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
4. "Samoa PM Names 13 Associate Ministers". Talanei. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
5. Lanuola Tusani Tupufia - Ah Tong (30 June 2021). "Court dismisses petition against Manuleleua". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 27 September 2021.