Tapulesatele Mauteni Esera | |
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Member of the
Samoa Parliament for Vaisigano No. 2 | |
In office 4 March 2016 – 9 April 2021 | |
Preceded by | Motuopuaa Uifagasa Aisoli |
Succeeded by | Valasi Toogamaga Tafito |
Personal details | |
Died | 8 December 2021 New Zealand |
Political party | Human Rights Protection Party |
Tapulesatele Mauteni Tamasone Metuli II Esera (1951 - 8 December 2021) [1] was a Samoan politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa from 2016 to 2021. He was a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.
Tapulesatele won a scholarship to study mechanical engineering in New Zealand, then worked for Samoa's Public Works Department and as an inspector for the Department of Labour. [1] He later ran a bus service and an automotive business. [1] In 2010 he graduated from the University of Otago with a master's degree in Indigenous Studies. [1]
He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly at the 2016 Samoan general election. [2] In parliament, he criticised Samoa's lack of teachers. [3] He lost his seat in the 2021 election. [4] He died in New Zealand after travelling there for medical treatment. [1]
Tapulesatele Mauteni Esera | |
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Member of the
Samoa Parliament for Vaisigano No. 2 | |
In office 4 March 2016 – 9 April 2021 | |
Preceded by | Motuopuaa Uifagasa Aisoli |
Succeeded by | Valasi Toogamaga Tafito |
Personal details | |
Died | 8 December 2021 New Zealand |
Political party | Human Rights Protection Party |
Tapulesatele Mauteni Tamasone Metuli II Esera (1951 - 8 December 2021) [1] was a Samoan politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa from 2016 to 2021. He was a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.
Tapulesatele won a scholarship to study mechanical engineering in New Zealand, then worked for Samoa's Public Works Department and as an inspector for the Department of Labour. [1] He later ran a bus service and an automotive business. [1] In 2010 he graduated from the University of Otago with a master's degree in Indigenous Studies. [1]
He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly at the 2016 Samoan general election. [2] In parliament, he criticised Samoa's lack of teachers. [3] He lost his seat in the 2021 election. [4] He died in New Zealand after travelling there for medical treatment. [1]