Soʻoalo Umi Feo Mene 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 ...

. Mene was first elected to parliament as an independent in the

2011 Samoan general election General elections were held in Samoa on 4 March 2011, to determine the composition of the 15th Parliament. Two parties contested the election, the ruling Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP), which had been in power for most of the time since ...

and was appointed Associate Minister for Commerce, Industry and Labour after joining the HRPP. He was re-elected in the 2016 election and appointed Associate Minister of Revenue. He was later moved to the Prisons, and then the Justice portfolio. In September 2017 he was accused of a conflict of interest after being moved to the prisons portfolio, as his wife was working as Assistant Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Prisons and Correction Services. In April 2020 he was investigated by police over an allegation of domestic violence. In June 2020 he was referred for counselling after the complaints were withdrawn. He lost his seat in the 2021 election. He subsequently registered as a candidate in the 2022 Gagaifomauga 2 By-election, but withdrew his candidacy to support Soʻoalo Fineaso Poka. At the 2025 election he became a founding member of the

Samoa Labour Party The Samoa Labour Party is a political party in Samoa. The party is led by Faaolesa Katopau Ainuu. The party was established by several former Human Rights Protection Party The Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP, ) is a Samoan political pa ...

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Living people Members of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa Human Rights Protection Party politicians Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Samoan politicians {{Samoa-politician-stub