Ulu Vaomalo Kini

Ulu Vaomalo Kini
Minister of Police, Prisons and Fire
In office 2 August 2003 – 24 April 2006
Prime Minister	Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi
Succeeded by	Leaupepe Toleafoa Faafisi
Minister of Sports, Youth and Culture
In office 20 March 2001 – 24 April 2006
Succeeded by	Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa
Member of the Samoa Parliament for Faleata West
In office 2000 – 31 March 2006
Preceded by	Toi Aukuso Cain
Succeeded by	Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi
Personal details
Political party	Human Rights Protection Party

Ulu Vaomalo Kini is a Samoan politician and former Cabinet Minister. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.

He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa in a by-election in 2000. He was re-elected at the 2001 election and appointed Minister of Sports, Youth and Culture.[1][2] In August 2003 he was made Samoa's first Minister of Police in a Cabinet reshuffle.[3] He lost his seat at the 2006 election.[4]

In December 2015 he was arrested and charged with one count of intentional damage after using an excavator to uproot crops and trees during a family land dispute.[5] He was convicted in July 2016.[6]

References

1. "Misa becomes new Minister of Finance". Samoa Observer. 20 March 2001. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
2. "SAMOA'S TUILAEPA SAYS HE'S SAD TO SEE TUIATUA STEP DOWN". Pacific Islands Report. 26 March 2001. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
3. "MINISTRY SHUFFLE BODES WELL FOR SAMOA". Pacific Islands Report. 8 August 2003. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
4. "Government heads roll in Samoan poll". New Zealand Herald. 2 April 2006. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
5. "Samoa's former police minister faces intentional damage charge". RNZ. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
6. "Former Police Minister in Samoa could face jail time". RNZ. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2021.