Ulualofaiga Talamaivao Vaelaʻa (1902 or 1903 – 5 September 1971) was a Western Samoan politician and paramount chief of Fagaloa.[1] He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1954 until his death, and as Minister for Health and Minister of Justice in the 1960s.
Ulualofaiga Talamaivao Vaelaʻa | |
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| Minister for Health | |
| In office 1964–1967 | |
| Preceded by | Tufuga Fatu |
| Succeeded by | Luamanuvae Eti |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 1967–1970 | |
| Preceded by | Tuatagaloa Leutele Teʻo |
| Succeeded by | Tuala Paulo |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1954–1971 | |
| Preceded by | Olaʻaiga Paʻu |
| Constituency | Vaʻa-o-Fonoti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1902–1903 |
| Died | 5 September 1971 (aged 68) Motootua, Western Samoa |
Biography
editEducated at Avele School, Vaelaʻa spent three years working for Burns Philp before joining the police. After six years in the police force, he worked for a sawmill and then for E.A. Coxon.[2]
In 1954 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly from the Vaʻa-o-Fonoti constituency. He was re-elected in 1957 elections and was a member of the 1960 Constitutional Convention and a signatory of the independence constitution. He was re-elected again in 1961, and following the 1964 elections he was appointed Minister for Health. After the 1967 elections he was moved to Minister of Justice. Although he was re-elected in 1970, he was left out of the new cabinet.
He died in hospital in Motootua in September 1971 at the age of 68.[2]
References
edit- ^ Krämer, Augustin, 1865-1941. (1999). The Samoa Islands : an outline of a monograph with particular consideration of German Samoa. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-2219-6. OCLC 44123701.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Ulualofaiga T. Vaelaa Pacific Islands Monthly, October 1971, p132