Faʻasoʻotauloa Pati Taulapapa | |
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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]
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]