Lolo Letalu Matalasi Moliga

Lolo Letalu Matalasi Moliga (born January 1, 1949 in Taʻū , American Samoa ) is an American politician . He has been governor of American Samoa since 2013 .

Career

Lolo Moliga attended the public schools of his home country and then the Chadron State College in Nebraska . He later studied public administration at the University of San Diego in California . He started his professional career as a teacher. He later became a primary and secondary school administrator for the American Samoa Department of Education. At the same time he embarked on a political career. He was employed in the budget department and then as a procurement officer for the territorial government. He was a member of the House of Representatives for American Samoa for four terms . After that he was a member of the local Senate . In the meantime he was also active in the construction industry. From 2008 to 2012 he was President of the Development Bank of American Samoa .

In 2012, Lolo Moliga was elected to succeed Togiola Talalelei A. Tulafono as the new governor of American Samoa. As an independent candidate, he prevailed in the election against the democratic lieutenant governor Faoa Aitofele Sunia . He took office on January 3, 2013; its lieutenant governor is Lemanu Peleti Mauga .

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SURNAME	Moliga, Lolo Letalu Matalasi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	January 1, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH	Taʻū , American Samoa