Lopao'o Natanielu Mua

Lopao'o Natanielu Mua is a Samoan politician and Cabinet Minister. He represents the electorate of Vaisigano 1 and is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party. He is the current Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries.

Lopao'o Natanielu Mua
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Scientific Research
Assumed office
2 September 2017
Prime MinisterTuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi
Preceded byLaauli Leuatea Polataivao
Member of the Samoa Parliament
for Vaisigano No. 1
Assumed office
2 August 2011
Preceded byTufuga Gafoleata Faitua
Personal details
Political partyHuman Rights Protection Party

Lopao'o grew up in a family of farmers and worked in farming and civil construction projects in both Samoa and New Zealand. He holds a degree in law from the University of the South Pacific and a degree in advance parliamentary governance from McGill University in Canada.[1]

He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa in the 2016 Samoan general election. He was appointed to Cabinet as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Scientific Research in September 2017, replacing Laauli Leuatea Polataivao.[2] As minister of agriculture and fisheries Lopao'o proposed to stop the sale of fresh coconuts to Samoa as a way to encourage farmers to meet the growing demand for copra.[3] During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, Lopao'o choose to keep importing food from China, as other countries in the region halted all trade with China in an effort to stall the spread of the virus.[4]

He is married to Siaumau and they have eight children. He is a Lay Preacher and a member of the Methodist Standing Committee Board.[1]

References
  1. "Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries". Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  2. "Samoa has a new Agriculture and Fisheries Minister". RNZ. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. "Minister wants to stop sale of niu in Samoa". Talanei. March 16, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  4. "Samoa keeps an eye on food from China". Talanei. February 5, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2020.


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