Le Laulu Tiatia Mapesone Mapusua (born ) is a

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n politician and member of the

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. Le Laulu is from Gataivai on the island of

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and is the son of former MP Mapusua Malo. He ran unsuccessfully for parliament in the

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, and

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elections, first as a candidate for the

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and then in 2021 as a candidate for

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. In December 2024 he was appointed as a member of the Council of Deputies. He was sworn in in January 2025.

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