Safuneituʻuga Paʻaga Neri
Safuneituʻuga Paʻaga Neri is a Samoan politician and former Cabinet Minister. She was the third Samoan woman ever appointed to Cabinet. She is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party. Neri is from Safune on the island of Savaiʻi. She worked as an Education lecturer at the National University of Samoa. She was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa as an independent in the 2001 election. She was re-elected in the 2006 election, and was appointed Minister of Communication and Technology following the removal from office of Mulitalo Siafausa Vui. As Minister she planned the privatisation of the Samoa Broadcasting Corporation, and of SamoaTel. She lost her seat in the 2011 election. She later served as a member of the Public Service Commission from 2012 - 2018. References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Members of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa Samoan chiefs People from Gaga'ifomauga Government ministers of Samoa Human Rights Protection Party politicians 21st-century women politicians Women government ministers of Samoa Academic staff of the National University of Samoa