Laʻauli Leuatea Schmidt

Laʻauli Leuatea Schmidt
Schmidt in 2023
8th Prime Minister of Samoa
Assumed office
16 September 2025
O le Ao o le MaloTuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II
DeputyToelupe Poumulinuku Onesemo
Preceded byFiamē Naomi Mataʻafa
18th Commonwealth Chair-in-Office
Assumed office
16 September 2025
Preceded byFiamē Naomi Mataʻafa
Other offices held
Leader of Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi
Assumed office
15 January 2025
DeputyLeota Laki Lamositele
Preceded byFiamē Naomi Mataʻafa
In office
30 July 2020 – 9 March 2021
DeputyOlo Fiti Vaai
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byFiamē Naomi Mataʻafa
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Scientific Research
In office
24 May 2021 – 10 January 2025
Prime MinisterFiamē Naomi Mataʻafa
Preceded byLopaoʻo Natanielu Mua
Succeeded byNiuava Eti Malolo
In office
19 March 2016 – 22 August 2017
Prime MinisterTuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi
Preceded byLe Mamea Ropati
Succeeded byLopaoʻo Natanielu Mua
Deputy Leader of Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi
In office
9 March 2021 – 15 January 2025
LeaderFiamē Naomi Mataʻafa
Preceded byOlo Fiti Vaai
Succeeded byLeota Laki Lamositele
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa
In office
18 March 2011 – 16 March 2016
Preceded byTolofuaivalelei Falemoe Lei’ataua
Succeeded byToleafoa Faafisi
Member of the Samoan Parliament
for Gagaʻifomauga No. 3
Assumed office
31 March 2006
Preceded byVagana Peleiʻupu Tamate
Personal details
BornLeuatea Polataivao Fosi Schmidt
(1966-04-14) 14 April 1966
PartyFaʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (since 2020)
Other political
affiliations
Human Rights Protection Party (until 2020)
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Susuga Laʻaulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Fosi Schmidt (born 14 April 1966) is a Samoan politician and businessman who has served as the eighth prime minister of Samoa since 2025. He is a former speaker and deputy speaker of the Samoan Parliament. Schmidt is the Member of Parliament for the Gagaʻifomauga No. 3 constituency and is the founder and chairman of the Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) party.