Hon Matamua Vasati Pulufana

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Hon Matamua Vasati Pulufana

Party: F.A.S.T Party

Term: 2021-current

Electorate: Fa’asaleleaga No.1

Province: N/A

Political Status: Minister of Justice

Matamua Seumanu Vasati Pulufana is a Samoan politician and Cabinet Minister. She is a member of the FAST Party.

Matamua is the wife of former MP Tiata Sili Pulufana and is a former educator.[1] She was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa in the 2021 Samoan general election,[2][3] defeating finance minister Sili Epa Tuioti.[4] On 24 May 2021 she was appointed Minister of Justice and Courts Administration in the elected cabinet of Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa.[5] 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.[6][7]

SOURCE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matamua_Vasati_Pulufana