Tufuga Efi

Tupua Tamasese Efi Tupuola Taisi Tufuga (* March 1, 1938 ) is since 20 June 2007 the head of state (O le Ao o le Malo ) of Samoa. Previously, he has twice been Prime Minister of the country.

Efi belongs to one of the royal families of Samoa and holds the honorary title of " Tamasese " and " Tafaifa Tui Aana ". After the award of the title " Tupuola " he was appointed member of the "Council of Deputies ", a small committee of members of the high nobility, which automatically are also the acting deputy of the head of state through their membership.

The son died on April 5, 1963 the first head of state Tupua Tamasese Co- Mea'ole IV was on 24 March 1976 as successor to his uncle's Tupua Tamasese Lealofi first Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the then Western Samoa. Mother's side he is - like Misa Telefoni Retzlaff - a grandson of successful Samoan businessman Olaf Frederick Nelson (also: Taisi Olaf ), who comes from a Swedish- Samoan mixed marriage.

During his tenure, a paralyzed by the public sector union (Public Service Association ) triggered a general strike in 1981 over several months the country. After the parliamentary elections of April 1982, he was replaced after the election victory of the HRPP on April 13, 1982 by Va'ai Kolone as Prime Minister.

After the government of Kolone investigation for bribery and corruption was initiated, Efi was again on September 18, 1982 Prime Minister. Already on 31 December 1982 he had to give to the chairman of Eti Alesana HRPP Tofilau the premiership, however.

On 30 December 1985 it summoned Prime Minister Kolone Deputy Prime Minister. This office he held until the next government takeover by Alesana on April 8, 1988.

With the death of Malietoa Tanumafili II on May 11, 2007, the Office of Head of State, became vacant. On June 16, 2007 Efi was elected to succeed for five years by Parliament, his swearing in took place on June 20. After the first term, efi was confirmed in 2012 unopposed for another five years.

Source

  • Biographical Notes in rulers.org
  • Family Trees

Tupua Tamasese Meaole ( to 1963 together with Tanumafili II ) | Tanumafili II | Tupuola Taisi Tufuga Efi

Mataafa Mulinuu II | Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV | Mataafa Mulinuu II | Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV | Tupuola Taisi Tufuga Efi | VAAI Kolone | Tupuola Taisi Tufuga Efi | Tofilau Eti Alesana | VAAI Kolone | Tofilau Eti Alesana | Sailele Tuilaepa Malielegaoi

  • Sitting head of state
  • Head of State (Samoa)
  • Prime Minister (Samoa)
  • Secretary of State (Samoa)
  • Born in 1938
  • Man
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