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  Fuavai, Te'o J.
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NameTe'o J. Fuavai
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Websitehttp://teo-alo.com/
Born November 24, 1936
DiedJune 12, 2019 (82 years)
ContributorU Ole Polecat
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Nov 25, 2020 07:14am
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InfoJoe's career in government service began in 1957. While a high school senior, Joe was hired as a general supply clerk for the Territory's supply warehouse where he worked for then General Supply Officer Hugo Gebauer and Assistant Supply Officer Danny Passi. Following his graduation a year later, Joe switched jobs and joined the Customs Office as a clerk. At that time, the Customs Office was a division of the Department of Port Administration.

Six years later, in 1964, Joe was named Chief Customs Officer, replacing his immediate supervisor John Faumuina, Sr., who had been transferred elsewhere in the territorial government. His immediate supervisors were Port Administration Director Fred Uhrle and Deputy Director Bob Payes, also the captain of the MV Manu�atele I and II. Joe served in this post until 1970 when he stepped down to seek elective office in the House of Representatives. As Te'o of Aoa Village, Joe won his first election to be the Representative ("Faipule") in the House from Vaifanua County. He on to win re-election five consecutive times.

Te'o served in the 12th (1971-72), 13th (1973-74), 14th (1975-76), 15th (1977-78), 16th (1979-80), and the 17th (1981-82) Legislatures. He served as the first-ever Vice Speaker of the House alongside Speaker Tupua Le'iato of Sua County during the 13th Legislature. Te'o replaced Tupua as Speaker at the start of the 14th Legislature.

During his term as Speaker of the House, Te�o also served on the executive committee of the Pacific Conference of Legislators, a group made up of lawmakers from American Samoa, Hawai�i, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, and the Federated States of Micronesia (Pohnpei, Chuuk, and Yap).

After winning a sixth term to the House of Representatives, Te'o served a few months of his term before stepping down to accept an appointment from Governor Peter Tali Coleman to become American Samoa's Commissioner of Public Safety. He served in this post until 1984 before being re-appointed in 1985 by newly elected Governor A.P. Lutali. Te'o continued to serve as Commissioner of Public Safety until late 1986 when he stepped down after winning his seventh term to the House of Representatives where he served in the 20th Legislature. Te'o remained a Faipule until his term ran out in late 1988.

In early 1989, newly re-elected Governor Peter Tali Coleman appointed Te'o to be his Director of Public Works. During this Administration, Te'o was appointed Acting Governor twice, in 1990 and 1991. At the end of the Administration's term in 1992, Te'o returned to private life to be with his family.

In 1997, Te'o was appointed commissioner of Public Safety by newly elected Governor Tau'ese Pita Sunia. He served in that post until 2001. After stepping down then, Te'o returned to private life. But a year later, he was asked by the Vaifanua County Council of Chiefs to represent Vaifanua County in the Senate where he remains.

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