He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.
Taefu was educated at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia, graduating with a bachelor's degree in economics and accounting in 1991.
[1] He was re-elected in the 2016 election and appointed Associate Minister of Natural Resources and Environment.
[2][3] While an MP he served as chair of the Samoan chapter of the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption.
[4] With other MPs he also trained as a lawyer, graduating with a Certificate in Civil Law from the University of the South Pacific.