Nonu Lose Niumata is a

Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and known until 1997 as Western Samoa, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu), two smaller, inhabited ...

n politician and former Member of the

Legislative Assembly of Samoa The Legislative Assembly (), also known as the Parliament of Samoa (), is the national legislature of Samoa, seated at Apia, where the country's central administration is situated. Samoan Parliament is composed of two parts: the O le Ao o le M ...

. He is a member of the

Human Rights Protection Party The Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP, ) is a Samoan political party. It was founded in 1979 and dominated Samoan party politics for decades thereafter, leading every government until their defeat in 2021. Former Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele ...

. Niumata is from the villages of Fusi (Suli moni ole Manu'a le Sagalala), Fausaga (Aiga Toleafoa), Vaie'e (Aiga Te'o) and Tafitoala Safata. He spent 27 years working for Samoa's Accident Compensation Corporation, 20 of them as chief executive officer (CEO). After retiring, he was elected to the

in the

2016 Samoan general election General elections were held in Samoa on 4 March 2016 to determine the composition of the 16th Parliament. Two parties contested the election, the ruling Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP), led by Prime Minister Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malieleg ...

. He is a Chartered Accountant with Samoa Institute of Accountants, and a former President of Samoa Institute of Accountants for 3 consecutive years. He was re-elected in the 2021 election. On 7 July 2021 he resigned as part of the settlement of an electoral petition.

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Living people Members of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa Human Rights Protection Party politicians Samoan civil servants Year of birth missing (living people) {{Samoa-politician-stub