Afoa Moega Lutu

Afoa Lutu
Attorney General of American Samoa
In office
January 3, 2013 – January 1, 2014
GovernorLolo Matalasi Moliga
Preceded byAfa Ripley Jr.
Succeeded byEleasalo Ale
In office
January 3, 1985 – January 2, 1989
GovernorA. P. Lutali
Preceded byTautai Aviata Faʻalevao
Succeeded byTautai Aviata Faʻalevao
Member of the American Samoa Senate
from the Maʻopūtasi County district
In office
2014–2020
Preceded byMano Fa'agata
Succeeded byFano Frank M. Shimasaki
Member of the American Samoa House of Representatives
from the Maʻopūtasi County district
In office
1992–1996
Personal details
Born(1947-02-24)February 24, 1947
Leulumoega, Samoa
DiedDecember 15, 2023(2023-12-15) (aged 76)
Loma Linda, California
Political partyRepublican
EducationTruman State University
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (BA)
Valparaiso University (JD)

Afoafouvale Leulumoegafou Suʻesuʻe Lutu (February 24, 1947 – December 15, 2023) was an American Samoan politician and attorney.[1] Lutu has served as the former attorney general of American Samoa in two different administrations.[2] He was a former senator from the district of Maʻopūtasi, serving the villages of Fagatogo, Utulei and Fagaʻalu.[3] He was the last known holder of the high chief title, Afoafouvale.

  1. ^ "About Afoa Biography". Afoa and Velega official campaign site. Archived from the original on October 29, 2008. Retrieved October 19, 2008.
  2. ^ "People Briefs". Pacific Magazine. May 1, 2004. Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved October 19, 2008.
  3. ^ "AG Afoa will leave office". Samoa News. Retrieved October 14, 2015.