Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV | |
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| 2nd Prime Minister of Western Samoa | |
| In office 21 May 1975 – 24 March 1976 Acting | |
| O le Ao O le Malo | Malietoa Tanumafili II |
| Preceded by | Fiamē Mataʻafa Faumuina Mulinuʻu II |
| Succeeded by | Tupuola Efi |
| In office 25 February 1970 – 20 March 1973 | |
| O le Ao O le Malo | Malietoa Tanumafili II |
| Preceded by | Fiamē Mataʻafa Faumuina Mulinuʻu II |
| Succeeded by | Fiamē Mataʻafa Faumuina Mulinuʻu II |
| Member of the Council of Deputies | |
| In office 1968–1970, 1976–1983 | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 1973–1975 | |
| Prime Minister | Fiamē Mataʻafa Faumuina Mulinuʻu II |
| Preceded by | Amoa Tausilia |
| Succeeded by | Lilomaiava Niko |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1970–1976 | |
| Preceded by | Leutele Poutoa |
| Constituency | Anoamaa East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 May 1922 Apia, Western Samoa Trust Territory (Now Samoa) |
| Died | 9 July 1983 (aged 61) Matautu, Western Samoa |
| Nationality | Samoan |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Rita Lolani |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Tupua Tamasese Lealofi III, Alaisalatemaota |
| Alma mater | Fiji School of Medicine |
Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV (8 May 1922 – 9 July 1983)[1] was the second prime minister of Samoa from 25 February 1970 to 20 March 1973 and again from 21 May 1975 to 24 March 1976.[2] He held the title of Tupua Tamasese, one of the four main chiefly titles of Samoa (the Tama-a-Aiga) from 1965 until his death in 1983.
- ^ "Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV".
- ^ Brij V. Lal; Kate Fortune (2000). The Pacific Islands: An Encyclopedia. University of Hawaii Press. p. 286. ISBN 9780824822651. Retrieved 15 December 2016.