Tuiatua Tupua Tamasese Efi
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His Highness Tufuga Efi |
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| O le Ao o le Malo of Samoa | |
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Assumed office 11 May 2007 Acting: 11 May 2007 – 20 June 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi |
| Preceded by | Malietoa Tanumafili II |
| 3rd Prime Minister of Samoa | |
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In office 18 September 1982 – 31 December 1982 |
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| Monarch | Malietoa Tanumafili II |
| Preceded by | Va'ai Kolone |
| Succeeded by | Tofilau Eti Alesana |
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In office 24 March 1976 – 13 April 1982 |
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| Monarch | Malietoa Tanumafili II |
| Preceded by | Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Va'ai Kolone |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 March 1938 Motootua, Samoa |
| Political party |
Samoan National Development Party (1985–1988) Christian Democratic Party (1988–2003) |
| Spouse(s) | Masiofo Filifilia Imo |
| Parents |
Tupua Tamasese Meaʻole Irene Gustava Noue Nelson |
| Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Tupua Tamasese Tupuola Tufuga Efi, also known as Tuiatua Tupua Tamasese Efi, and formerly known as Tupuola Efi (born 1 March 1938), is a Samoan political figure who became Samoa's head of state in 2007. Previously he was Prime Minister of Samoa from 1976 to 1982 and again later in 1982.
On 16 June 2007 he was elected as O le Ao o le Malo, Samoa's head of state, for a five-year term. He was sworn in as O le Ao o le Malo at Samoa's Parliament (Fono) on 20 June 2007.
He is a member of one of the paramount Families of State (Aiga Tupu) where he holds the Tupua title of the SaTupua 'royal' family. He also holds the Tama-a-Aiga Tamasese title and the title of "Tui Atua".
Tupua first entered parliament and became Prime Minister under the title Tupuola.
Tupua was born on 1 March 1938 at Moto'otua in Samoa. He is the son of O le Ao o le Malo Tupua Tamasese Meaʻole (1905–1963) and Irene Gustava Noue Nelson, of Samoan, Swedish and British descent.
Tupua attended primary school at the Marist Brothers School at Mulivai in the Samoan capital of Apia. He continued his education at St. Patrick's College in Silverstream, Wellington, New Zealand. He was also educated at Victoria University of Wellington, in New Zealand's capital city.
Tupua is married to Masiofo Filifilia Imo, who is also known as Masiofo Filifilia Tamasese.
Tupua began his political career in 1966 when he became an MP in Samoa's Fono, or Parliament. He represented the Anoama'a East constituency as MP as a member of the Christian Democratic Party. He served as Samoa's Minister of Works from 1970 until 1972.
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