Le Mamea Ropati
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Tuiletufuga Le Mamea Ropati Mualia is a Samoan politician, and member of the Council of Deputies. He has served as a Cabinet Minister, Leader of the Opposition and represented the constituency for Lefaga & Falese'ela for over thirty years. He was a founding member of the Human Rights Protection Party.
Le Mamea Ropati | |
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Member of the Council of Deputies | |
Assumed office 6 February 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa |
O le Ao o le Malo | Tupua Tamasese Efi Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II |
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | |
In office 21 March 2011 – 6 February 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi |
Preceded by | Taua Kitiona Seuala |
Succeeded by | La'auli Leuatea Polataivao[lower-alpha 1] |
Minister of Education | |
In office 1982–1985 | |
Prime Minister | Tofilau Eti Alesana |
Minister of Lands Survey, Post Office and Broadcasting | |
In office 1982–1982 | |
Prime Minister | Vaʻai Kolone |
Member of the Samoan Parliament for Lefaga & Falese'ela | |
In office 5 April 1991 – 6 February 2016 | |
Preceded by | Tuaopepe Fili |
Succeeded by | Toleafoa Ken Vaafusuaga Poutoa |
In office 24 February 1979 – 1988 | |
Preceded by | Vaafusuaga Poutoa |
Succeeded by | Tuaopepe Fili |
Personal details | |
Political party | Human Rights Protection Party Samoan National Development Party Samoa Democratic United Party |
Le Mamea was educated at Samoa College[1] and later studied pharmacy at the University of Otago, graduating in 1970 to become Samoa's first pharmacy graduate.[2] He worked as chief pharmacist at Cherry Farm Psychiatric Hospital in Hawksbury, New Zealand.[3] He returned to Samoa in 1971 and became chief pharmacist at Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital in Apia.[3]