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A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...

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Samoa
Samoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in...

from the establishment of that office in 1875 until the present day.

List of Prime Ministers of Samoa (1875-Present)

#	Incumbent	Took Office	Left Office	Political Affiliation
1	Colonel Colonel (United States) In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, colonel is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general... Albert Barnes Steinberger	22 May 1875	8 February 1876	Non-partisan (special commissioner sent by the President President of the United States The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.... of the United States Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America... )
Post abolished (8 February 1876-1 October 1959)
2	Mata'afa Mulinu'u II	1 October 1959	25 February 1970	Non-partisan
3	Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV	25 February 1970	20 March 1973	Non-partisan
(2)	Mata'afa Mulinu'u II	20 March 1973	20 May 1975	Non-partisan
(3)	Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV (acting)	21 May 1975	24 March 1976	Non-partisan
4	Tupuola Taisi Tufuga Efi	24 March 1976	13 April 1982	Non-partisan
5	Va'ai Kolone Va'ai Kolone Va'ai Kolone was a Prime Minister of Samoa and a founder of the Human Rights Protection Party in Samoa. He served as Prime Minister twice, first between 13 April and 18 September 1982, and then from 30 December 1985 until 8 April 1988...	13 April 1982	18 September 1982	Human Rights Protection Party Human Rights Protection Party The Human Rights Protection Party is a Samoan political party. It has been the dominant party in Samoan politics since 1982.The party was co-founded in May 1979 by Va'ai Kolone and Tofilau Eti Alesana in opposition to the government of Tupuola Efi...
(4)	Tupuola Taisi Tufuga Efi	18 September 1982	31 December 1982	Non-partisan
6	Tofilau Eti Alesana Tofilau Eti Alesana Tofilau Eti Alesana, AC, born Aualamalefalelima Alesana, was a Samoan politician. He was born in Vaitogi, Tutuila, American Samoa to a Samoan upper-class parents, Reverend James Alesana Fai'ivae and Vaoita Iosefa Mala'itai...	31 December 1982	30 December 1985	Human Rights Protection Party
(5)	Va'ai Kolone Va'ai Kolone Va'ai Kolone was a Prime Minister of Samoa and a founder of the Human Rights Protection Party in Samoa. He served as Prime Minister twice, first between 13 April and 18 September 1982, and then from 30 December 1985 until 8 April 1988...	30 December 1985	8 April 1988	Human Rights Protection Party
(6)	Tofilau Eti Alesana Tofilau Eti Alesana Tofilau Eti Alesana, AC, born Aualamalefalelima Alesana, was a Samoan politician. He was born in Vaitogi, Tutuila, American Samoa to a Samoan upper-class parents, Reverend James Alesana Fai'ivae and Vaoita Iosefa Mala'itai...	8 April 1988	23 November 1998	Human Rights Protection Party
7	Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi is a Samoan politician who has been Prime Minister of Samoa since 1998.-Biography:Born at Lepa, Samoa, Malielegaoi is an economist by profession...	23 November 1998	Incumbent	Human Rights Protection Party

List of Prime Ministers of Samoa (1875-Present)

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