Le Mamea Ropati
Le Mamea Ropati (* 1945) is a Samoan politician. He is a member of the cabinet and was a former leader of the opposition. He ran for the Territorial Constituency Lefaga and Falese'ela ( Aʻana ) between 1979 and 1987 and again since 1991.
Life
In 1982 he was Minister of Lands Survey, Post Office and Broadcasting . He was then Minister of Education, Youth, Sports & Cultural Affairs and Labor in the government of Tofilau Eti Alesana . Between 2001 and 2006 he was the leader of the opposition Samoa Democratic United Party .
On August 31, 2006, Ropati was deposed as the leader of the SDUP. Asiata Saleʻimoa Vaʻai became the new party leader . As a result, he left the party that broke up.
In February 2010, Ropati published that he had been asked by his constituency to run as a candidate for the Human Rights Protection Party . He had also been contacted by the Tautua Samoa Party . He received the post of Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Agriculture Store .
In 2017 he was also offered the title of chief Tapusatele .
Individual evidence
- ^ Samoa opposition leader Ropati . Radio New Zealand International. August 31, 2006. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
- ↑ Veteran Opposition MP in Samoa being asked to run for ruling HRPP party . Radio New Zealand International. February 21, 2010. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
- ↑ samoagovt.ws .
- ↑ Ilia L. Likou: Happy Father's Day! Samoaobserver.ws, August 13, 2017.
Web links
- Nefertiti Matatia: Honor for a leader who dared to dream. samoaobserver.ws, April 7, 2018.
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| SURNAME | Ropati, Le Mamea |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tapusatele Le Mamea Ropati Mualia, Tapusatele Le Mamea Tuiletufuga Lemalu Su'a Leatuavao Ropati Mualia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Samoan politician and chief |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1945 |