Galea'i Peni Poumele (December 18, 1926 – July 27, 1992) was a Republican American Samoan politician and traditional leader.
[3] Poumele was a paramount chief of the village of Fitiuta, where he was born, located on Tau in the Manu'a Islands.
[4] After graduating from Papatea, Poumele joined the Fitafita Guard in 1943, the United States Navy in 1950, where he served there for thirty years.
In 1972, Ta'u, Fitiuta and Faleasao elected Poumele to the American Samoa Senate, where he was re-appointed for five consecutive terms.
[3] In 1988, Peter Tali Coleman and his running mate, Galea'i Peni Poumele, were elected Governor and Lt.