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Laki Mulipola Leiataua (born ~1970)[1] is a Samoan politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.
Laki Mulipola Leiataua | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Samoa Parliament for Aiga i le Tai | |
| In office 4 March 2016 – 9 April 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ifopo Matia Filisi |
| Succeeded by | Auapaau Mulipola Aloitafua |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Human Rights Protection Party |
Mulipola is from Salua on Manono Island.[1] He was educated at Salua Manono Primary School, A’ana Secondary School, Samoa College and the National University of Samoa.[1] He worked as a customs agent for nine years before starting his own freight forwarding business. In 2015 he was convicted and discharged of negligent driving causing death after a traffic incident.[2] He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa in the 2016 Samoan general election[1] and appointed Associate Minister of Finance.[3][4]
He sought nomination for the 2021 election, but it was refused on the basis that his 2015 conviction made him ineligible to stand.[5] He subsequently withdrew a petition challenging this decision[2] and retired from parliament at the end of the term.[5][6] In his final speech, he complained that the FAST Party campaigning in his electorate had caused him "sleepless nights".[7][8]
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