Lemalu Samau Tate Simi (19 October 1952 - 17 April 2014)[1] was a Samoan poet, rugby manager, civil servant and diplomat. He was Samoa's High Commissioner to Australia from 2009 to 2014.

Lemalu Tate Simi
High Commissioner for Samoa to Australia
In office
January 2009 – 17 April 2014
Prime MinisterTuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi
O le Ao o le MaloTui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Efi
Preceded byLe’iataua Kirifoti Eteuati
Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour
In office
unknown
President of the Samoa Red Cross Society
In office
1995–2009
Personal details
Born(1952-10-19)19 October 1952
Died17 April 2014(2014-04-17) (aged 61)
Fagali’i, Samoa
SpousePeseta Noumea Simi
Children4
EducationSamoa College
Wellington Polytechnic
New Zealand Central Institute of Technology

Lemalu trained as an architect in New Zealand and subsequently worked as a civil servant, rising to the position of chief executive of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour.[2] In January 2009 he was appointed High Commissioner to Australia,[3] a position he held until his death in 2014.[2] He was also the team manager for the Samoa national rugby union team,[2] and president of the Samoa Red Cross Society Red Cross.[4]

Works

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  • A deeper song : poems (1992)

References

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  1. ^ "Late Lemalu Tate Simi honoured". Samoa Observer. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Samoa Loses Two Beloved Public Servants". Pacific Islands Report. 25 April 2014. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Samoa adds two diplomatic missions in Asia". Radio New Zealand. 13 January 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Samoa donates money for Solomons tsunami victims". Radio New Zealand. 17 August 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2021.