Vaʻai Papu Vailupe

Vaʻai Papu Vailupe
Leader of the Tautua Samoa Party
In office
22 December 2010 – 19 May 2011
DeputyPalusalue Faʻapo II
Preceded byLealailepule Rimoni Aiafi
Succeeded byPalusalue Faʻapo II
Minister of Agriculture
In office
1998 – 20 March 2001
Prime MinisterTuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi
Succeeded byTuisugaletaua Sofara Aveau
Minister of Justice
In office
18 May 1996 – 3 June 1998
Prime MinisterTofilau Eti Alesana
Preceded byFuimaono Lotomau
Succeeded byMolioo Teofilo Vaeluaga
Member of the Samoan Parliament
In office
31 March 2006 – 2 May 2011
Preceded byMasoe Filisi
Succeeded byTufuga Gafoleata Faitua
ConstituencyVaisigano No. 1
In office
5 April 1991 – 2 March 2001
Preceded byAʻeau Peniamina
Succeeded byAʻeau Peniamina
ConstituencyFalealupo
Personal details
Born25 March 1944
Died17 January 2022(2022-01-17) (aged 77)
New Zealand
PartyTautua Samoa Party (from 2008)
Other political
affiliations
Human Rights Protection Party (until 2006)
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Vaʻai Papu Vailupe (25 March 1944 – 17 January 2022), also known as Mafasolia Papu Vailupe, was a Samoan politician and accountant who served as a Cabinet Minister. He was the leader of the Tautua Samoa Party (TSP) from 2010 to 2011. His father was former Prime Minister Vaʻai Kolone, who co-founded the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP). His younger brother Asiata Saleʻimoa Vaʻai was leader of the Samoan Democratic United Party.