Sam Pata Emani Tagelagi (29 December 1935[1] – 10 September 2011) was a Niuean politician and elder.
[2] From 1958 until 1963, Tagelagi worked as an employee of the New Zealand Internal Affairs and Island Territories Department.
[2] Aside from his long tenure as Niue's first Speaker, Tagelagi was also a member of many Niuean government committees.
[2] Within business, he served as the Niue Development Bank's general manager and owned an accounting firm.
[2] Sam Pata Emani Tagelagi died from a long illness at his home in Alofi, Niue, on 10 September 2011, at the age of 76.