Laki Mulipola Leiataua

Laki Mulipola Leiataua (born ~1970)[1] is a Samoan politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.

Laki Mulipola Leiataua
Member of the Samoa Parliament
for Aiga i le Tai
In office
4 March 2016 – 9 April 2021
Preceded byIfopo Matia Filisi
Succeeded byAuapaau Mulipola Aloitafua
Personal details
Political partyHuman Rights Protection Party

Mulipola is from Salua on Manono Island.[1] He was educated at Salua Manono Primary School, A’ana Secondary School, Samoa College and the National University of Samoa.[1] He worked as a customs agent for nine years before starting his own freight forwarding business. In 2015 he was convicted and discharged of negligent driving causing death after a traffic incident.[2] He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa in the 2016 Samoan general election[1] and appointed Associate Minister of Finance.[3][4]

He sought nomination for the 2021 election, but it was refused on the basis that his 2015 conviction made him ineligible to stand.[5] He subsequently withdrew a petition challenging this decision[2] and retired from parliament at the end of the term.[5][6] In his final speech, he complained that the FAST Party campaigning in his electorate had caused him "sleepless nights".[7][8]

References
  1. Sarafina Sanerivi (17 March 2016). "Mulipola honours calling". Samoa Observer. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  2. Matai'a Lanuola Tusani T - Ah Tong (11 November 2020). "Associate Minister withdraws election petition". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  3. "Samoa's former deputy PM left out". RNZ. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  4. "Samoa PM Names 13 Associate Ministers". Talanei. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  5. Matai'a Lanuola Tusani T - Ah Tong (22 January 2021). "Two Associate Ministers bow out from parliament". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  6. "Aiga-ile-Tai Sitting MP Not Seeking Re-Election". Sunline Samoa. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  7. Matai'a Lanuola Tusani T - Ah Tong (25 February 2021). "M.P. loses sleep over opposition rally". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  8. Marieta H Ilalio (26 February 2021). "Questions Raised about Member of Parliament Convictions Ignites War of Words". Samoa Global News. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.


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