O le Ao o le Malo
| O le Ao o le Malo of the Independent State of Samoa O le Ao o le Malo o Malo Saʻoloto Tutoʻatasi o Sāmoa | |
|---|---|
Coat of Arms of the Independent State of Samoa | |
| Style | His Highness |
| Status | Head of State |
| Seat | Apia |
| Appointer | Legislative Assembly of Samoa |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once, consecutively[1] |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Samoa |
| Precursor | Monarch of Western Samoa Trust Territory |
| Inaugural holder | Meaʻole and Tanumafili II |
| Formation | 1 January 1962 |
| Deputy | Members of the Council of Deputies |
| Salary | 82,000 USD annually[2] |
The O le Ao o le Malo (Samoan: Head of the Government) is the Head of State of Samoa.[3] The government Press Secretariat describes Head of State as a "ceremonial president". The holder is given the formal style of Highness.
List of heads of state of Samoan
- Symbols
- Denotes acting Head of State
- † Died in office
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Political party | Prime minister(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | Tupua Tamasese Meaʻole (1905–1963)[a] |
— | 1 January 1962 | 5 April 1963 † | 1 year, 94 days | Independent | Mulinu'u II | |
| Malietoa Tanumafili II (1913–2007)[b] |
— | 1 January 1962 | 11 May 2007 † | 45 years, 130 days | Independent | Mulinu'u II Lealofi IV Tufuga Efi Va'ai Kolone Tofilau Eti Alesana Tuilaepa A. S. Malielegaoi | ||
| – | Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi (born 1938) Member of the Council of Deputies |
— | 11 May 2007 | 20 June 2007 | 40 days | Independent | Tuilaepa A. S. Malielegaoi | |
| Tuimalealiifano Va'aletoa Sualauvi II (born 1947) Member of the Council of Deputies |
— | 11 May 2007 | 20 June 2007 | 40 days | Independent | |||
| 2 | Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi (born 1938)[c] |
2007 2012 |
20 June 2007 | 21 July 2017 | 10 years, 31 days | Independent | Tuilaepa A. S. Malielegaoi | |
| 3 | Tuimalealiifano Va'aletoa Sualauvi II (born 1947) |
2017 | 21 July 2017[4] | Incumbent | 8 years, 50 days | Independent | Tuilaepa A. S. Malielegaoi Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa | |
Notes
References
- ↑ Sobserver
- ↑ Hill, Bruce (28 September 2016). "Samoan leaders salaries published by newspaper". ABC Radio Australia.
- ↑ "Constitution of the Independent State of Western Samoa 1960". University of the South Pacific. Archived from the original on 8 July 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2007.
- ↑ Samoa Planet