Mauʻu Siaosi Puʻepuʻemai

He is a member of the Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) party.

[1] After returning to Samoa in the 1990s he opened a pizza shop, car rental business, and kava farm.

[1] Maʻu resigned from the HRPP on 25 November 2022 to become an independent, citing a request to do so by his constituents.

His win, along with FAST victories in the simultaneous by-elections in the Siʻumu and Faleata No.

[7] On 15 January 2025 he was appointed Minister of Communications and Information Technology following the sacking of Toelupe Poumulinuku Onesemo.