Gatoloaifaana Amataga Alesana-Gidlow
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Gatoloaifaana Amataga Alesana-Gidlow is a Samoan politician and former Cabinet Minister. She is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.
Gatoloaifaana Amataga Alesana-Gidlow | |
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![]() Gatoloaifaana Amataga Alesana-Gidlow in 2013 | |
Minister of Health | |
In office 24 April 2006 ā 21 March 2011 | |
Prime Minister | Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi |
Preceded by | Mulitalo Siafausa Vui |
Succeeded by | Magele Sekati Fiaui |
Member of the Samoa Parliament for Fa'asaleleaga No. 1 | |
In office 31 March 2006 ā 9 April 2021 | |
Succeeded by | Matamua Vasati Pulufana |
Personal details | |
Political party | Human Rights Protection Party |
Gatoloaifaana is the daughter of former Prime Minister Tofilau Eti Alesana.[1] She was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa in the 2006 Samoan general election,[1][2] and appointed Minister of Health.[3] As health minister she advanced legislation banning the sale of tobacco to young people.[4] and managed an outbreak of Swine Flu.[5] She was re-elected at the 2011 election, but not reappointed to Cabinet.[6] In 2012 she supported constitutional amendments requiring that women hold a minimum of 10% of the seats in parliament.[7] In August 2014 she appeared in court charged with one count of issuing insulting words;[8] the charges were ultimately dropped.[9] She was re-elected again at the 2016 election.[10] She lost her seat in the April 2021 Samoan general election.[11]
Gatoloaifaana is married to Rodger Gidlow and they own and run the Savaiian Hotel in Lalomalava on the north coast of Savai'i. She has also been a Director on the Board of the Samoa Tourism Authority. In 2017 she was appointed a judge of the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant.[12]