Masinalupe Makesi Masinalupe

Masinalupe Makesi Masinalupe
Member of the Samoa Parliament
for Lefaga and Faleaseela
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 April 2021
Preceded byToleafoa Ken Vaafusuaga Poutoa
Personal details
BornLefaga
Political partyFa'atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi

Masinalupe Makesi Masinalupe (born ~1961)[1] is a Samoan politician. He is a member of the Fa'atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi.

Masinalupe was born in Lefaga and educated at Safa'ato'a Primary School, Lefaga Junior High School and Leulumoega College.[2] He trained as a mechanic, and worked as a mechanic and manager before starting his own transport company, where he drove one of his own buses.[1]

He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa in the April 2021 Samoan general election, winning the seat of Lefaga and Faleaseela.[2] On 28 July 2021 he was appointed Associate Minister of Customs.[3]

  1. ^ a b Soli Wilson (28 August 2020). "Bus driver heeds heavenly whisper, stands for Parliament". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b Soli Wilson (15 April 2021). "Bus driver claims seat in Parliament". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  3. ^ Lanuola Tusani Tupufia - Ah Tong (28 July 2021). "Cabinet announce eleven Associate Ministers". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 28 July 2021.