Faʻaolesa Katopau Ainuʻu
Afioga Faʻaolesa Katopau Ainuʻu | |
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Ainuʻu in 2016 | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 18 March 2016 – 24 May 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi |
| Preceded by | Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa |
| Succeeded by | Matamua Vasati Pulufana |
| Member of the Samoan Parliament for Vaimauga West 2 | |
| In office 4 March 2016 – 9 April 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Lefau Harry Schuster |
| Succeeded by | Constituency dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 1963 |
| Died | 14 February 2026 (aged 62) |
| Party | Human Rights Protection Party (until 2025) Samoa Labour Party (from 2025) |
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Afioga Faʻaolesa Katopau Ainuʻu (November 1963 – 14 February 2026) was a Samoan lawyer, politician and high chief (matai). He served as Samoa's minister of justice and courts administration from 2016 to 2021, and was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa representing the constituency of Vaimauga West 2. Previously a member of the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP), he became a founding member of the Samoa Labour Party in 2025.