- Muagututagata Peter Ah Him
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Muagututagata Peter Ah Him is a Samoan politician and member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. He represents the constituency of Sagaga-Le-Usoga and is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.
Muagututagata was first elected to parliament in a by-election in 2000, but lost his seat at the 2001 election. He was re-elected at the 2006 election. While he was elected as an independent, he immediately joined the Human Rights Protection Party,[1] and was subsequently appointed associate minister for Communication and Information Technology.
In February 2010, Muagututagata called for a law change to allow the whipping of sex offenders.[2]
Muagututagata was re-elected in the 2011 elections.
References
- ^ "Vaisigano # 1 constituency wants newly elected MP to join HRPP camp". EventPolynesia.com. 2006-04-06. http://www.eventpolynesia.com/news&info/samoa/galleryarchive/SA2_page_gal02apr06.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
- ^ "Samoa MP calls for lashing of sex offenders". Radio New Zealand International. 2010-02-25. http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=52137. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
External links
- Profile at the Samoan Fono.
Categories:- Living people
- Members of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa
- Government ministers of Samoa
- Human Rights Protection Party politicians
- Oceanian politician stubs
- Samoan people stubs
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