COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Eucharistic Minister with the 9:15am Congregation, Catholic, Apia, Samoa
Member -  Siumu Land Committee
Member - Siumu School Committee

EDUCATIONAL HISTORY:

1969 - New Zealand University Entrance Certificate, Samoa College, Apia, Samoa.

1968 - New Zealand School Certificate, Samoa College, Apia, Samoa

1965 - 1969          Samoa College

1963 - 1964          Leifiifi Intermediate School

1959 - 1962 Apia Primary School Malifa, Samoa

1955 - 1958          Apia Infant School, Malifa.


OFFICIAL CONFERENCES AND ATTACHMENTS:

9 - 14 Nov. 2005 
Represent Samoa’s Minister of Tourism - at the Miss South Pacific Pageant in Nukualofa, Tonga.

April 2005
Visit to the People’s Republic of China at the invitation of Ministry’s of Customs and Revenue - Beijing and Shanghai

19 - 21 Oct. 2005
Samoa’s Representative to Niue’s Independence

3 - 6 Dec. 2004
Pacific Leaders Prayer Meeting in Canberra, Australia.

7 - 11 May 2001
34th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank, Honolulu, Hawaii.

5 - 21 May 1999
Commonwealth Parliamentary Visit, London, United Kingdom.

27 - 28 Feb 1998
Pacific Forum on World Parliamentarian Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

15 - 27 Sept. 1997
CPA Conference, Maurittus

16 - 20 Oct 1995
Seminar on Storage and Handling of Petroleum, Suva, Fiji.

21 - 31 Mar 1994
Certificate in Stores Management, Center for Pacific Development and Training, Sydney, Australia.

4 Oct-6 Nov 1993
Certificate in Advanced Computer Applications in Finance, Institute for Financial Management and Research, Madras, India.

24-25 Aug 1993
National Disaster Conference, Port Vila, Vanuatu.

** Have also attended various in-country workshops and conferences as a Public Servant and as a Parliamentarian.

POLITICAL CAREER AND EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

April 2006 to date:     
Re-appointed as the Minister in Charge of
       Ministry of Revenue (Inland Revenue & Customs)
       Public Trust
       Liquor Board
Chairman - Liquor Control Board
Chairman - Public Trust Investment Board

March 2006
Re-elected as Member of Parliament for Siumu Constituency

February 2004
Appointed as Minister in Charge of:
       Ministry of Revenue (Inland Revenue & Customs)
       Public Trust
       Liquor Board
       Chairman - Liquor Control Board
       Chairman - Public Trust Investment Board

March 2001
Re-elected as Member of Parliament for Siumu Constituency.

*Have held various positions throughout 10 years as a Member of Parliament.

     Parliamentary Under-secretary for Ministry of Finance.
     Parliamentary Undersecretary for Ministry of Women Affairs
     Chairman - Trade, Commerce & Industry Committee
     Chairman -  Labour Committee
     Deputy Chairman - Public Accounts Committee
     Member - Foreign Relations Committee.

1990                Controller of Government Stores Treasury Department Apia, Samoa
1989                Accountant Morris Hedstrom (Samoa) Ltd
1988                Accountant, Administration Bank of Western Samoa
1986                Accountant, Loans Bank of Western Samoa
1985                Seconded to the Bank of New Zealand Head Office, Wellington, New Zealand
1983                Accountant, Personnel Bank of Western Samoa
1981                Accountant, Savings Bank Bank of Western Samoa
1969 - 1981    Held the following posts at the Bank of Western Samoa
                                 Junior Clerk
                                 Bank Teller
                                 Foreign Teller
                                 Head Teller
                                 Cables Clerk
                                 Head Bills
                                 Loans Officer
                                 Administration Officer

HOBBIES:

     Reading
     Boxing,
     Rugby,
     Hockey