Tu'u'u Ieti Taulealo

Who is Tu'u'u Ieti Taulealo?

Tu'u'u Ieti Taule'alo is a Samoan civil engineer who is currently Chairman of the Public Service Commission of Samoa.

Tu'u'u was President of the Samoan PSA during the 1981 PSA General Strike that contributed to the fall of the government of Taisi Tufuga Tupuola Efi in the following elections.

He obtained a bachelor degree in Engineering at Canterbury University in Christchurch New Zealand, before completing his Masters and PhD at the University of Sydney, in civil engineering.

He has been the director of Samoa’s Lands, Survey and Environment Department. From January 2006 until September 2009 he was the Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Environment in Samoa. He is also the Chairman of the Board of Matuaileoo Environmental Trust, Inc.

Tu'u'u is married to renowned Pasifika artist Vanya Taule'alo.