Hon Fiame Naomi Mataafa
Hon Fiame Naomi Mataafa
Party: F.A.S.T Party
Term: 1985 - current
Electorate: Lotofaga
Province: N/A
Political Status: Prime Minister
ACADEMIC HISTORY:
Primary – Malifa Government Primary School (Western Samoa)
Secondary – Samuel Marsden Collegiate School, (Wellington, New Zealand)
Tertiary – Victoria University, Wellington
New Zealand (1976 – 1979) – Political Science.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Matai Responsibilities
TERMS IN OFFICE AS MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT AND CABINET MINISTERS:
1985 – 1987
Member of Parliament (Lotofaga District)
1988 – 1990
Re-elected Member of Parliament for Lotofaga District.
Appointed Parliamentay Under – Secretary for Finance
1991 – 1996
Member of Parliament for Lotofaga District
Minister of Education
1991 – 1992
Held Ministerial portfolio of Youth, Sports and Culture, Museum and Archives Labour (Accident Compensation Board)
1991 – 1996
Re-elected as Member of Parliament for Lotofaga District
Minister of Education
1996 – 2001
Re-elected Member of Parliament for Lotofaga District
Minister of Education
2001 – 2006
Re-elected Member of Parliament for Lotofaga District.
Minister of Education, Sports and Culture.
2006 – 2011
Re-elected M.P for Lotofaga District
Minister for Women, Community and Social Development,
Public Service Commission,
Salaries Tribunal,
Ombudsman’s Office
2011 – PRESENT
Re-elected M.P for Lotofaga District
Ministry of Justice and Courts Administration
MINISTRIES IN CHARGE OF:
1991 – 2006
Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture.
2006 – 2011
Ministry of Women, Community and Social Development,
Public Service Commission
Salaries Tribunal
Ombudsman’s Office
2011 – 2016
Ministry of Justice and Courts Administration,
2016 – September 2020
Deputy Prime Minister
September 2020 – current
Resigned as Deputy PM and left HRRP. Became the lead of the new F.A.S.T. Party. Re-elected in March 2021 to Parliament.
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:
2006 – 2011
Pro-Chancellor and Chair of the Council of the University of the South Pacific, Suva Fiji. President of the National Council of Women
2011 – PRESENT
Film Censorship
Electoral Commission
This information is taken from the Government of Samoa Office Website.