Tuifa'asisina Misa Lisati
Tuifa'asisina Misa Lisati Leleisiuao Palemene is a Samoan politician and former member of the Samoan Parliament. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.
Tuifa'asisina Misa Lisati | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Samoan Parliament for Palauli East | |
| In office 4 March 2016 – 9 April 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Afoafouvale John Moors |
| Succeeded by | Lagaaia Tiatuau Tufuga |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Human Rights Protection Party |
Lisati first ran for parliament in the 2011 Samoan general election, losing by 17 votes.[1] He was elected in the 2016 election and appointed Associate Minister for Public Enterprises.[2]
In November 2020 Lisati's brother Aiolupotea Toni Leleisiuao was nominated as a candidate for the April 2021 election. Lisati challenged the nomination in court,[3] and was banished from his village of Vailoa as a result.[1] He lost his seat in the 2021 election.[4]
References
- Lanuola Tusani Tupufia - Ah Tong (17 November 2020). "Vailoa Palauli banishes Associate Minister". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- Lanuola Tusani Tupufia (25 March 2016). "P.M names his 13 Associate Ministers". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- Lanuola Tusani Tupufia - Ah Tong (17 November 2020). "Brothers in election court showdown". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- Sialai Sarafina Sanerivi (14 April 2021). "Laga'aia conquers in Palauli No. 3 race". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
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