Teleiai Lalotoa Mulitalao

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Teleiai Lalotoa Mulitalao (born 1969 or 1970)[1] is a Samoan lawyer and civil servant who served as legal counsel to the Parliament of Samoa and director of the Samoa Law Reform Commission.

Teleiai was educated at the University of the South Pacific and Australian National University.[1] She worked as a court officer, and then for Samoa's Office of the Attorney General, before gaining a PhD at the University of Queensland.[1] After working in Australia, she became a law lecturer at the University of the South Pacific's school of law in Vanuatu, then worked as legal counsel for the Parliament of Samoa.[1]

In 2016 she was appointed director of the Samoa Law Reform Commission, succeeding Leota Theresa Potoi.[2] In 2017 she was one of three winners of the Greg Urwin award for outstanding Pacific Islanders.[3][4]

In September 2022 she retired from the Samoa Law Reform Commission.[2]

In April 2023 she took up a position as Legislative Drafting Advisor for the Solomon Islands.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Teleiai: The Law Reformer". Samoa Observer. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Samoa Law Reform Commissioner Moves on After Six Years of Service". Samoa Global News. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Samoan among Greg Urwin award winners". Samoa Observer. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  4. ^ "UQ and Samoan researchers collaborate on Pacific Islands law reform". University of Queensland. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  5. ^ Sialai Sarafina Sanerivi (3 April 2023). "Former Law Reform Commissioner takes up regional post". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 4 April 2023.