Maulolo Tavita Amosa | |
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Member of the
Samoa Parliament for Sagaga No. 2 | |
Assumed office 26 November 2021 | |
Preceded by | Seiuli Ueligitone Seiuli |
Personal details | |
Political party | Human Rights Protection Party |
Maulolo Leaula Tavita Uelese Amosa is a Samoan academic, public servant, and politician. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.
Maulolo was the first person to graduate with a Master's degree from the Amosa o Savavau ( Indigenous University of Samoa). [1] He later worked as Head of Samoan Studies at the National University of Samoa, [2] as the Director of Internal Affairs, and as a lecturer at the Amosa o Savavau in American Samoa. [1] In 2010 he was Assistant Chief Executive of the Ministry of Women. [3] He is the author of Fausaga o lauga Samoa, a significant work on Samoan oratory.
In February 2019 he claimed that Samoa's diaspora was undermining traditional cultural values of respect and deference in Samoa. [4] [5]
In July 2019 he was summoned for contempt of court for breaching a court order prohibiting construction on a piece of disputed land. [6]
Maulolo stood for election as an independent in the constituency of Sagaga-le-Usoga at the 2011 Samoan general election, but was unsuccessful. [7] He stood again in 2016 [8] and 2021. [9] He was finally elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa at the 2021 Samoan by-elections. [10]
Maulolo Tavita Amosa | |
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Member of the
Samoa Parliament for Sagaga No. 2 | |
Assumed office 26 November 2021 | |
Preceded by | Seiuli Ueligitone Seiuli |
Personal details | |
Political party | Human Rights Protection Party |
Maulolo Leaula Tavita Uelese Amosa is a Samoan academic, public servant, and politician. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.
Maulolo was the first person to graduate with a Master's degree from the Amosa o Savavau ( Indigenous University of Samoa). [1] He later worked as Head of Samoan Studies at the National University of Samoa, [2] as the Director of Internal Affairs, and as a lecturer at the Amosa o Savavau in American Samoa. [1] In 2010 he was Assistant Chief Executive of the Ministry of Women. [3] He is the author of Fausaga o lauga Samoa, a significant work on Samoan oratory.
In February 2019 he claimed that Samoa's diaspora was undermining traditional cultural values of respect and deference in Samoa. [4] [5]
In July 2019 he was summoned for contempt of court for breaching a court order prohibiting construction on a piece of disputed land. [6]
Maulolo stood for election as an independent in the constituency of Sagaga-le-Usoga at the 2011 Samoan general election, but was unsuccessful. [7] He stood again in 2016 [8] and 2021. [9] He was finally elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa at the 2021 Samoan by-elections. [10]