Peleti Mauga | |
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58th Governor of American Samoa | |
Assumed office January 3, 2021 | |
Lieutenant | Salo Ale |
Preceded by | Lolo Matalasi Moliga |
9th Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa | |
In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2021 | |
Governor | Lolo Matalasi Moliga |
Preceded by | Faoa Aitofele Sunia |
Succeeded by | Salo Ale |
Personal details | |
Born | Nu'uuli, American Samoa, U.S. | January 3, 1960
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) |
Pohakalani Mauga
(m. 1988; died 2016) |
Education | American Samoa Community College University of Hawaii, Manoa (BA) San Diego State University (MPA) |
Lemanu Palepoi Sialegā Mauga (born January 3, 1960[1]) is an American Samoan politician. In 2021, he became the 58th governor of American Samoa. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Mauga served as Senator in the American Samoa Senate, where he became the Chairman of both the Budget and Appropriations Committee and the Senate Homeland Security Committee.[2]