Tapunuu Niko Lee Hang

Tapunuu Niko Lee Hang (born 1953 or 1954;[1] died 29 November 2022)[2] was a Samoan politician and Cabinet Minister.

[1] He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa as one of two parliamentary representatives reserved for Individual Voters in a by-election in December 2001.

[6][7] After serving a term as a backbencher, he was re-appointed to Cabinet following the 2016 election as Minister of Works Transport and Infrastructure.

[8][9] In September 2018 he claimed that the chief executive of the Ministry of Works, Afamasaga Su’a Pou Onesemo, had been fired for poor management.

[12] Tapunuu died at Tupua Tamasese Meaole National Hospital in Motoʻotua on 29 November 2022, at the age of 68.