Tofilau Eti Alesana

Tofilau Eti Alesana
Alesana in 1983
5th Prime Minister of Samoa
In office
8 April 1988 – 23 November 1998
O le Ao o le MaloMalietoa Tanumafili II
DeputyTuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi
Preceded byVa'ai Kolone
Succeeded byTuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi
In office
31 December 1982 – 30 December 1985
O le Ao o le MaloMalietoa Tanumafili II
Preceded byTupuola Efi
Succeeded byVa'ai Kolone
4th Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
8 April 1988 – 23 November 1998
Preceded byVa'ai Kolone
Succeeded byTuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi
In office
1984 – 30 December 1985
Preceded byLauofo Meti
Succeeded byVa'ai Kolone
Minister without Portfolio
In office
23 November 1998 – 19 March 1999
Prime MinisterTuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi
Personal details
Born
Aualamalefalelima Alesana

(1924-06-04)4 June 1924
Vaitogi, Tutuila, American Samoa
Died19 March 1999(1999-03-19) (aged 74)
Apia, Samoa
Resting placeLalomavala, Savaii
Political partyHRPP
SpousePitolua Alesana

Tofilau Eti Alesana (born Aualamalefalelima Alesana; 4 June 1924 – 19 March 1999) was a Samoan politician who served as the fifth prime minister of Samoa from 1982 to 1985, and again from 1988 until his resignation in 1998.