Toomata Alapati Poese (~1950 - 20 April 2014)[1][2] was a Samoan politician and Cabinet Minister. He was a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.
Toomata Alapati Poese | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 24 April 2006 – 21 March 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi |
| Preceded by | Fiame Naomi Mataʻafa |
| Succeeded by | Magele Mauiliu Magele |
| Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | |
| In office 2005–2006 | |
| Member of the Samoa Parliament for Salega | |
| In office 1999 – 4 March 2011 | |
| Succeeded by | None (Constituency split) |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 20 April 2014 |
| Political party | Human Rights Protection Party |
Toomata was educated at the University of Hawaiʻi and worked as a lecturer at the School of Agriculture at the University of the South Pacific.[1] He was first elected to the legislative Assembly of Samoa in a by-election in 1999.[1] He was re-elected in the 2001 election and in 2005 was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries.[3]
He was re-elected at the 2006 election and appointed Minister of Education.[4] In November 2009 he broke a leg in a car accident.[5] He subsequently pleaded guilty to two charges of careless driving,[6] and was fined US$150.[7]
He lost his seat in the 2011 election.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Samoa Loses Two Beloved Public Servants". Pacific Islands Report. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Samoa's former Minister of Education passes away". Samoa News. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "TOOMATA Alapati Toomata". Parliament of Samoa. Archived from the original on 11 July 2007.
- ^ "Five new faces in new Samoa cabinet". RNZ. 24 April 2006. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Call on Samoa PM to probe ministers' car accidents". RNZ. 13 November 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Samoa education minister pleads guilty to careless driving". RNZ. 4 March 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Samoa education minister fined for careless driving". RNZ. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Samoa's ruling party retains power with reduced majority". RNZ. 6 March 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
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