Lepou Petelo II

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Lepou Petelo II
Member of the Samoa Parliament
for Faleata East
In office
July 2002 – 31 March 2006
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Personal details
Died16 April 2021
Political partyHuman Rights Protection Party

Lepou Petelo II (died 16 April 2021)[1] was a Samoan politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. He was a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.

Petelo worked as a lab assistant at the University of the South Pacific in Samoa and as a construction foreman.[2] He was elected to the Fono for the seat of Faleata East in July 2002 after his predecessor, , was appointed to the Council of Deputies. An arrangement between villages in the electorate saw him elected unopposed.[3] According to the agreement, he was supposed to stand down at the 2006 election to make way for a candidate from Vaimoso village.[4] When he contested the election, he was banished from his village.[5] He subsequently lost the seat to . The Lands and Titles Court later ruled his banishment was illegal and excessive.[4]

Petelo also contested the 2021 election.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Soli Wilson (1 May 2021). "H.R.P.P. pays tribute to former M.P., Lepou Petelo II". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b Vaelei Von Dincklage (21 March 2021). "Candidate focused on education, infrastructure". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Samoa village poised to replace MP". RNZ. 19 July 2002. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b Asofou Soʻo (2008). Democracy and Custom in Sāmoa: An Uneasy Alliance. Suva: IPS Publications. p. 175-176.
  5. ^ "Samoa village banishes election candidate". RNZ. 22 March 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2021.


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