Minister of Foreign Affairs (Samoa)
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Independent State of Samoa | |
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Minisita o le Va i Fafo o le Malo Tuto‘atasi o Sāmoa | |
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
Status | Foreign minister |
Abbreviation | FM |
Member of | |
Seat | Apia |
Nominator | Prime Minister of Samoa |
Appointer | O le Ao o le Malo (Head of State) |
Term length | No term limit |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Samoa |
Inaugural holder | Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi |
Formation | 24 March 1976 |
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Independent State of Samoa (Samoan: Minisita o le Va i Fafo o le Malo Tuto‘atasi o Sāmoa) is a cabinet minister in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Samoa, responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country.
The incumbent Minister of Foreign Affairs is Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa, who has served since 2021.[1][2]
Colour key[]
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- Other factions
List of ministers[]
The following is a list of foreign ministers of Samoa since the establishment of the office in 1976:[3]
No. | Name (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Tenure |
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1 | Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Efi (b. 1938) |
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1976–1982 |
2 | Vaʻai Kolone (1911–2001) |
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1982 |
(1) | Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Efi (b. 1938) |
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1982 |
3 | (1929–2008) |
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1982–1984 |
4 | Tofilau Eti Alesana (1924–1999) |
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1984–1985 |
(2) | Vaʻai Kolone (1911–2001) |
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1985–1988 |
(4) | Tofilau Eti Alesana (1924–1999) |
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1988–1998 |
5 | Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi (b. 1945) |
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1998–2021 |
6 | Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa (b. 1957) |
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2021–present |
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ Marieta H Ilalio (25 May 2021). "Fiame Sworn in as Prime Minister under Marquees on Parliament Grounds". Samoa Global News. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Court declares F.A.S.T. Government; impasse over". Samoa Observer. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Foreign ministers S-Z". rulers.org. B. Schemmel. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
Categories:
- Politics of Samoa
- Government of Samoa
- Lists of foreign ministers
- Foreign ministers of Samoa
- Samoa-related lists
- 1976 establishments in Samoa