A'eau Peniamina

A'eau Peniamina is a matai and politician in Samoa. He is the Member of Parliament for the Falealupo electoral constituency on the island of Savai'i. He is a current member of the Tautua Samoa Party,[1] a new political party formed in 2008 comprising independent MPs in opposition to the dominant Human Rights Protection Party.

He is a former Speaker of the Samoan Legislative Assembly and a former deputy leader of the Samoan Democratic United Party (SDUP).

Peniamina was first elected to Parliament in the 1985 general election.[2] He served as Speaker of the Assembly from 1988 to 1991, before losing his seat at the 1991 election.[2]

He was re-elected to parliament in 2001, and again in 2006 as a candidate for the SDUP.[2] Following a split in the SDUP, the party was no longer recognized, and he became an independent MP.[3]

In 2005, Peniamina was accused of racism over remarks he made about Chinese immigrants but later moderated his comments.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ Alan Ah Mu (17 December 2008). "Tautua Samoa officially launched". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "A'eau Peniamina". Legislative Assembly of Samoa. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
  3. ↑ "Deputy leader of Samoa opposition party resigns". Radio New Zealand International. 2007-02-08. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
  4. ↑ "Samoa PM accused of racism over anti-Chinese remark". Radio New Zealand International. 2005-01-25. Retrieved 2010-03-21.

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