| Leota Tima Leavai | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Samoa Parliament for Falealupo | |
| In office 9 April 2021 – 9 July 2021 | |
| Preceded by | A'eau Peniamina |
| Succeeded by | Fuiono Tenina Crichton |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Human Rights Protection Party |
Aeau Leota Tima Leavai (born ~1960) is a Samoan lawyer and politician. She is the daughter of former MP A'eau Peniamina.
Leavai is a lawyer who runs her own law firm. She contested the April 2021 Samoan general election in her father's seat of Falealupo as a candidate for the Human Rights Protection Party, and won the seat. On 29 June 2021 the Samoa Observer reported that she planned to resign her seat and not run again, as part of the settlement of an electoral petition. She formally resigned on 9 July.
In June 2020 Leavai was awarded the Aeau title by her village.
References
- ^ "Falealupo Bestows Aeau Title on Tima Leavai". Samoa Global News. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Falealupo Lady Candidate Warms Up For Election Run". Newsline Samoa. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- Sialai Sarafina Sanerivi (4 September 2020). "New candidate eyes the seat of Falealupo". Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- Sialai Sarafina Sanerivi (9 April 2021). "Leota Tima Leavai sweeps Falealupo votes". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- Lanuola Tusani Tupufia - Ah Tong (29 June 2021). "Female M.P. asked to resign, sit out by-election". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- Lanuola Tusani Tupufia - Ah Tong (9 July 2021). "Second woman resigns, forcing by-election". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
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