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
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