Laʻauli Leuatea Schmidt


Laʻauli Leuatea Schmidt
Schmidt in 2023
Leader of Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi
Assumed office
15 January 2025
DeputyLeota Laki Lamositele
Preceded byFiamē Naomi Mataʻafa
In office
30 July 2020 – 9 March 2021
DeputyOlo Fiti Vaai[1]
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byFiamē Naomi Mataʻafa
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Scientific Research
In office
24 May 2021[a] – 10 January 2025
Prime MinisterFiamē Naomi Mataʻafa
Preceded byLopaoʻo Natanielu Mua
Succeeded byNiuava Eti Malolo
In office
19 March 2016 – 22 August 2017
Prime MinisterTuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi
Preceded byLe Mamea Ropati[b]
Succeeded byLopaoʻo Natanielu Mua
Other offices held
Deputy Leader of [[Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi]]
In office
9 March 2021 – 15 January 2025
LeaderFiamē Naomi Mataʻafa
Preceded byOlo Fiti Vaai
Succeeded byLeota Laki Lamositele
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa
In office
18 March 2011 – 16 March 2016
Preceded byTolofuaivalelei Falemoe Lei’ataua
Succeeded byToleafoa Faafisi
Member of the Samoan Parliament
for Gagaʻifomauga No. 3
Assumed office
31 March 2006
Preceded byVagana Peleiʻupu Tamate
Personal details
Born
Leuatea Polataivao Fosi Schmidt

(1966-04-14) 14 April 1966
Political partyFaʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (since 2020)
Other political
affiliations
Human Rights Protection Party (until 2020)

Susuga Laʻaulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Fosi Schmidt[2][3] (born 14 April 1966)[4] is a Samoan politician and businessman. He was the Speaker of the Samoan Parliament from 2011 until 2016.[5] He has been a Member of Parliament since 2006 and is the founder and chairman of the Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) party.[6][7]

Notes

  1. Disputed: 24 May 2021 – 23 July 2021
  2. As Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries

References

  1. "Samoa's former deputy pm to join new political party". RNZ. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  2. Marieta Heidi Ilalio (26 June 2025). "La'auli gets La'aulialemalietoa matai title". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  3. "LISI O SUI USUFONO O LE PALEMENE LONA XVII MA ITUMALO PALOTA 17 SETEMA 2021" (PDF). samoagovt.ws. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  4. Soloi, Seia Lavilavi (15 April 2021). "Political rivals celebrate birthdays". Samoa Observer. Archived from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  5. Profile Archived 2007-08-24 at the Wayback Machine at the Samoan Fono
  6. "Our Aiga" – via fastparty.was.
  7. "Fiame to lead Samoa's FAST Party". RNZ. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.