Fuimaono Te'o Samuelu | |
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Member of the Samoa Parliament for Falealili No. 2 | |
In office 4 March 2016 – 16 August 2021 | |
Preceded by | None (Seat established) |
Succeeded by | Maiava Fuimaono Asafo |
Personal details | |
Political party | Human Rights Protection Party |
Fuimaono Te'o Samuelu Atiifale is a Samoan politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.
Samuelu was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa in the 2016 Samoan general election.[1] In July 2019 he was one of 18 MPs who voted in support of Lands & Titles Court President Fepuleai Atila Ropati, who had been convicted for assault, retaining his position.[2] In January 2021, during the leadup to the 2021 election, he criticised former O le Ao o le Malo Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi for appearing at FAST Party campaign events.[3] As a result he was fined by the village of Salani.[4] Fuimaono paid the fine, despite it being an apparent breach of Parliamentary privilege.[5]
He was re-elected in the 2021 election, but his election was subsequently overturned by an election petition.[6]