Valasi Toogamaga Tafito

Valasi Luapitofanua Toogamaga Tafito Selesele is a Samoan politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. He is leader of the Samoa National Democratic Party.[1]

Valasi Toogamaga Tafito
Member of the Samoa Parliament
for Vaisigano No. 2
In office
26 April 1996 – 31 March 2006
Preceded bySeve Ropati
Succeeded byMotuopuaa Uifagasa Aisoli
Personal details
Political partySamoan Democratic United Party
Tautua Samoa Party
F.A.S.T.

Tafito was elected to the Fono as a candidate for the Samoan Democratic United Party in the 1996 Samoan general election. He was re-elected in 2001. In 2005 he was appointed party secretary.[2] He lost his seat at the 2006 election.

In August 2020 Tafito was unanimously elected leader of the Samoa National Democratic Party.[1] Shortly afterwards the SNDP agreed an electoral alliance with the F.A.S.T. party, which would see them run a single joint candidate in each electorate for the 2021 Samoan general election.[3] In October 2020 he was nominated as a candidate for F.A.S.T.[4]

References
  1. Soli Wilson (22 August 2020). "Valasi appointed S.N.D.P. leader, says party ready for 2021". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. "Samoa Opposition appoints replacement after official murdered". RNZ. 14 October 2005. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. Joyetter Feagaimaali'i (2 September 2020). "Parties join forces ahead of General Election". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  4. Soli Wilson (22 October 2020). "S.N.D.P. leader Valasi nominates for F.A.S.T." Samoa Observer. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
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