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Galeai Moaaliitele Tuufuli (c. 1937 – October 24, 2018) was an American Samoan politician.

Biography

Tuufuli taught at the American Samoa Community College from 1976 to 1982. He also served as the police commissioner from 1985 to 1992. Tuufuli was a paramount chief and served in the American Samoa Senate for the Manu'a District, American Samoa in the late 1990's. He was re-elected to the Senate in 2008, and re-elected in December 2012, for the 2013-2017 term. He was re-elected in November 2016 for the 2017-2021 term.

In 2017 he was given an award as the longest-serving government employee. He died at St. Rose Hospital in Hayward, California at age 81.

Legacy

The Afioga Galeai Moaaliitele Tuufuli Central Police Station in Pago Pago is named in his honour.

Notes

1. ^ "Manu'a District #1 returns Galea'i to Senate, along with Saoluaga T. Nua". Samoa News. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
2. "Manu'a Dist. 1 returns both of their senators for 2nd consecutive 4-year terms". Samoa News. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
3. "Senator Galeai honored". Samoa News. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
4. "Manu'a senator PC Galea'i M. Tuufuli passes away at 81 in California". Samoa News. 25 October 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
5. "Prominent American Samoa Senator dies". RNZ. 25 October 2018.
6. "Senator Galeai Moaaliitele Tu'ufuli passes away". Talanei. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
7. "Historic building reopens in Pago Pago after renovation". RNZ. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2022.

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