Peleti Mauga | |
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8th 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 | Talauega Eleasalo Ale |
Personal details | |
Born | Lemanu Palepoi Sialegā Mauga January 3, 1960 Nuʻuuli, American Samoa, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouses | Pohakalani Mauga
(m. 1988; died 2016)Ella Failautusi (m. 2018) |
Education | American Samoa Community College University of Hawaii, Manoa (BA) San Diego State University (MPA) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Rank | Major |
Battles/wars | Persian Gulf War |
Lemanu Palepoi Sialegā Mauga (born January 3, 1960)[1] is an American Samoan politician who is serving as the eighth governor of American Samoa since January 3, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Mauga served as a 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]