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Auapaau Mulipola Aloitafua
Samoan politician
Au'uapaau Mulipola Aloitafua is a Samoan politician and Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. He is a member of the FAST Party.
Aloitafua was educated at Avele College and worked at the Post Office and Polynesian Airlines before running a consultancy service for the Land and Titles Court.[1] He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa in the 2021 Samoan general election.[2] On 22 May 2021 he was nominated by FAST as Deputy Speaker.[3] On 24 May he was sworn in during an ad-hoc ceremony after being locked out of Parliament.[4] The appointment was disputed by the caretaker government. On 23 July 2021 the Court of Appeal ruled that the swearing-in ceremony was constitutional and binding, and that FAST had been the government since 24 May.[5]