Mauʻu Siaosi Puʻepuʻemai
Mauʻu Siaosi Puʻepuʻemai (born ca. 1972)[1] is a Samoan politician. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.
Mauʻu Siaosi Puʻepuʻemai | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Samoan Parliament for Vaʻa o Fonoti | |
| Assumed office 9 April 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Tialavea Tionisio Hunt |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Independent (2022–present) Human Rights Protection Party (until 2022) |
Mauʻu was raised in Fagaloa before moving to American Samoa.[1] After returning to Samoa in the 1990s he opened a pizza shop, car rental business, and kava farm.[1][2] He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa in the April 2021 Samoan general election, defeating four other candidates to win the seat of Vaʻa o Fonoti.[1]
Maʻu resigned from the HRPP on 25 November 2022 to become an independent, citing a request to do so by his constituents.[3]
References
- Soli Wilson (15 April 2021). "Mauʻu guaranteed a seat in XVII Parliament". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- "Fake kava warning". Fiji Times. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- "BREAKING NEWS: Another HRPP Member of Parliament resigns". Talamua Online. Apia. 25 November 2022. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
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