INDEPENDENT STATE OF SAMOA’S XVII CABINET FOR 2021 – 2026
Twelve Cabinet Ministers including Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa took office this week, following the April 2021 Elections. Each Cabinet Minister has been assigned an Associate Minister.
Below is the list of the Government of Samoa’s Cabinet and their respective portfolios for 2021 – 2026.
Government’s Cabinet and portfolios for 2021 – 2026:
Prime Minister, Hon. Fiame Naomi Mataafa
o Ministry of the Prime Minister (inclusive of Cabinet Affairs, Immigration, Press & Savali)
o Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
o Public Service Commission
o Office of the Attorney General
o Ombudsman
o Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
o Samoa Tourism Authority
Other Responsibilities:
o Executive Council
o Honours and Awards
o Remuneration Tribunal
o Cabinet Development Committee
o National Disaster
o National Parks, Recreation and Water Conservation
o Meteorology and Forestry
Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Tuala Tevaga Iosefo Ponifasio
o Ministry of Customs and Revenue
o Audit Office
o Public Trust Office
Other Responsibilities
o Liquor Board
o Revenue Board
Hon. La’aulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Fosi
o Ministry of Agriculture
o Scientific Research Organisation of Samoa (SROS)
o Samoa Trust Estates Corporation
Other Responsibilities
o Fisheries
Hon. ‘Olo Afoa Fiti Va’ai
o Ministry of Works, Transport and Infrastructure
o Samoa Water Authority
o Electric Power Corporation
o Samoa Ports Authority
o Samoa Airport Authority
o Samoa Shipping Corporation
o Land Transport Authority
o Samoa Shipping Services & PFL
Other Responsibilities
o Civil Aviation
o PUMA
Hon. Leatinu’u Wayne So’oialo
o Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Labour (inclusive of Recognized Seasonal Employers Scheme (RSE))
o Ministry for Public Enterprises
o Samoa Land Corporation
o Samoa Housing Corporation
o Accident Compensation Corporation
o Samoa Sports & Facilities Authority
o Samoa Airways
Other Responsibilities
o Trade negotiations – WTO, ACP/EU, PACER, PICTA
o Samoa Business Hub
o Consumer Protection
o Government Housing Committee
o Totalisator Agency Board (TAB)
o Samoa Gambling Control Authority
Hon. Valasi Luapitofanua To’ogamaga Tafito Selesele
o Ministry of Health
o National Kidney Foundation
Other Responsibilities
o Oceania University of Medicine
o District Hospitals & Health Centre
Hon. Faualo Lefau Harry Jeffrey Schuster
o Ministry of Police and Prisons
o Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA)
Other Responsibilities
o Electoral Commission
o Traffic Division
Hon. Mulipola Anarosa Ale Molio’o
o Ministry of Finance
o National Provident Fund
o Central Bank of Samoa
o Development Bank of Samoa
o Samoa Life Assurance Corporation
o SIFA
o Unit Trust of Samoa
Other Responsibilities
o Tenders Board
o Offshore Jurisdiction
o Renewable Energy
Hon. Seu’ula Ioane
o Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture (inclusive of NUS, Polytechnic and Pre-Schools)
o Samoa Qualifications Authority, o National University of Samoa
Other Responsibilities
o Museums and Archives
o Robert Louis Stevenson Foundation
o Scholarship Committee
Hon. Toelupe Poumulinuku Onesemo
o Ministry of Communication and Information Technology
o Office of the Regulator
o Legislative Assembly
Other Responsibilities
o Radio 2AP
o Samoa Post
Hon. Leota Laki Lamositele
o Ministry of Women, Community and Social Development
o Samoa Bureau of Statistics
Other Responsibilities
o Village Mayors & Sui o le Malo
o Non-Government Organisations
o Women Health Committee
Hon. Matamua Seumanu Vasati Sili Pulufana
o Ministry of Justice and Courts Administration
o Samoa Law Reform Commission
Other Responsibilities
o Film Censorship
o Registry of Births/Deaths/Marriages
o Juvenile Rehabilitation
—ENDS—
- Tatala Aloaia le Vaiaso o Measina a Samoa i le Faigalotu Faalemalo - August 31, 2026
- Ifoga a Saleapaga agai i le Palemia ma le Malo - August 22, 2026
- Tofia e le Kapeneta Lealali Faletoese Asaua ma Pule Sili Fou o le NPF - July 18, 2026
