HON. FAUMUINA TIATIA FAAOLATANE LIUGA
MINISTER OF FINANCE
NAME: FAUMUINA TIATIA FAAOLATANE LIUGA
DATE OF BIRTH: 16 September 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH: Papa i Palauli, Samoa
RELIGION: Christian
MARITAL STATUS: Married with 4 children
EDUCATION:
-
1998-1999 MBA, Operations/Human Resource Management (Washington International University)
-
1982-1984 BA Economics (University of Samoa)
- 1978 Diploma in Business English/Business Training Limited (Manchester,England)
- 1963-1965 Leulumoega Fou College Malua, Samoa
CAREER SUMMARY:
March 2011 to Date Minister of Finance
Also responsible for:
- Central Bank of Samoa (CBS)
- Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)
- Samoa National Provident Fund (SNPF)
- Development Bank of Samoa (DBS)
- Samoa Housing Corporation (SHC)
- Samoa International Finance Authority (SIFA)
- Samoa Life Assurance Corporation (SLAC)
- Unit Trust of Samoa (UTOS)
- Cabinet Development Committee (CDC)
- Tenders Board (TB)
April 2006 - March 2011
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment for the Independent state of Samoa
Also Chairperson of the following Boards of Directors:
- Land Board (LB)
- Planning and Urban Management Agency (PUMA)
- Scientific Research Organization of Samoa (SROS)
- Samoa Land Corporation (SLC)
- Samoa Sports Facilities Authority (SSFA)
- Samoa Trust Estates Corporation (STEC)
July 2003-December 2007
Chairperson of the South Pacific Games 2007
Chairman of the Board of Directors which directed the organisation and implementation of the South Pacific Games hosted by Samoa, from 25 August to 8 September 2007.Twenty-two (22) countries of the Pacific Region took part in these Games.
Jan 29 - Feb 2007
Memeber of Eminent Persons' Group Meeting, Forum Secretariat/Suva/Fiji Situation
Selected as a Member of the Eminent Persons' Group (EPG) in January 2007. Members of the EPG met/discussed with former members of the ousted Fiji Government (former Members of Parliament and other political parties), civil society and unions as well as members of the Fiji Human Rights Party, the coup in Fiji. On 16 March 2007, the EPG presented its report to the Pacific Forum in Vanuatu.
March 2001 - April 2006
Minister of Works, Transport and Infrastructure for the Independent State of Samoa
Also Chairperson responsible for the following Boards:
-
Planning and Urban Management Agency (PUMA)
-
Electric Power Corporation (EPC)
-
Samoa Airport Authority (SAA)
-
Samoa Ports Authority (SPA)
-
Samoa Shipping Corporation (SSC)
-
Samoa Water Authority (SWA)
-
South Pacific Games Authority 2007 (SPGA)
-
Government Housing Committee
October 1967-December 2000
Employed by the UNDP and UNS from Feb 1967-Dec 2000:
July 2000 (6 months) Chief Administrator, UN Peacekeeping/Humanitarian Mission Geogia, Russia
August 1999-June 2000 Director of Administration, UN Peacekeeping/Humanitarian Mission East Timor
July 1998-August 1999 Senior Deputy Resident Representative for UNDP Country Office, India
April 1997-June 1998 Chief Administrator for UN Oil for Food Programme, Baghdad, Iraq
August 1995-March 1997 Deputy Resident Representative and Director of Operations UNDP/UN System, Islamabad, Pakistan
March 1991- July 1995 Deputy Resident Representative (Operations), UNDP Hanoi, Vietnam
Sep 1988-Feb 1991 Assistant Resident Representative UNDP Dhaka, Bangladesh
August 1985-Aug 1988 Assistant Resident Representative UNDP, Khartoum,Sudan
Feb 1967-July 1985 Worked for the UNDP Country Offices in Samoa, the Philipines and Fiji
HOBBIES:
-
Gardening
-
Golf
-
Table Tennis
-
Bowling (outdoor/indoor)
Contact Details
Telehone : 34363
Fax : 25357