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Tuifaʻasisina Misa Lisati
Member of the Samoan Parliament
for Palauli East
In office
4 March 2016 – 9 April 2021
Preceded byAfoafouvale John Moors
Succeeded byLagaaia Tiatuau Tufuga
Personal details
Political partyHuman Rights Protection Party

Tuifaʻasisina Misa Lisati Leleisiuao Palemene is a Samoan politician and former member of the Samoan Parliament. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.

Lisati first ran for parliament in the 2011 Samoan general election, losing by 17 votes.[1] He was elected in the 2016 election and appointed Associate Minister for Public Enterprises.[2]

In November 2020 Lisati's brother Aiolupotea Toni Leleisiuao was nominated as a candidate for the April 2021 election. Lisati challenged the nomination in court,[3] and was banished from his village of Vailoa as a result.[1] He lost his seat in the 2021 election.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Lanuola Tusani Tupufia - Ah Tong (17 November 2020). "Vailoa Palauli banishes Associate Minister". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  2. ^ Lanuola Tusani Tupufia (25 March 2016). "P.M names his 13 Associate Ministers". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  3. ^ Lanuola Tusani Tupufia - Ah Tong (17 November 2020). "Brothers in election court showdown". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  4. ^ Sialai Sarafina Sanerivi (14 April 2021). "Laga'aia conquers in Palauli No. 3 race". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 29 July 2021.