Laʻulu Fetauimalemau Mataʻafa
Masiofo Laʻulu Fetauimalemau Mataʻafa, also known as Fetaui Mataʻafa (23 June 1928 – 19 November 2007), was a Samoan politician, chieftain and diplomat who served as a member of parliament for Lotofaga from 1975 to 1976, and again from 1979 to 1982. Mata'afa was later Samoa's first high commissioner to New Zealand. She was also the wife of Samoa's first Prime Minister, Fiame Mata'afa Faumuina Mulinu'u II. Their daughter, Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa, is a matai high chieftess and former Cabinet Minister, former Deputy Prime Minister and current Prime Minister of Samoa. The honorific title "Masiofo" is the queenly title for the wife of a paramount chief in Samoa.
Laʻulu Fetauimalemau Mata'afa | |
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Mata'afa in 1962 | |
| Member of the Samoan Parliament for Lotofaga | |
| In office 24 February 1979 – 27 February 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Sitagata Liaina |
| Succeeded by | Asiasiau Sausoo |
| In office 1975 – 21 February 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Fiamē Mataʻafa Faumuina Mulinuʻu II |
| Succeeded by | Sitagata Liaina |
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| Born | 23 June 1928 Western Samoa |
| Died | 19 November 2007 (aged 79) Samoa |
| Resting place | Lotofaga |
| Spouse | Fiamē Mataʻafa Faumuina Mulinuʻu II |
| Children | Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa |
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| Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
| Occupation | Diplomat, Chieftain of Samoa |
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