Lavea Lala

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Lavea Lala
Member of the Legislative Assembly
In office
1948–1951
Succeeded byTimu Kolio
ConstituencyGaga'ifomauga

Lavea Lala was a Western Samoan chief and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1948 to 1951.

Biography[edit]

Following the creation of the Legislative Assembly in 1948, he was chosen to represent Gaga'ifomauga by the three Fautua (high chiefs).[1] However, he was not re-elected in 1951. In 1960 he was elected to the Constitutional Assembly that drew up the independence constitution, and was a signatory of the document.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ W. Samoa's New Assembly Now Taking Shape: Samoan Members Chosen Pacific Islands Monthly, May 1948, p49
  2. ^ Constitution of Samoa Legislative Assembly of Samoa