Leaana Ronnie Posini
Member of the Samoan Parliament
for Safata No. 1
Assumed office
4 March 2016
Preceded byNone (Seat established)
Personal details
Political partyHuman Rights Protection Party

Leaana Ronnie Posini is a Samoan politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.

He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa in the 2016 Samoan general election.[1] An electoral petition against him by the unsuccessful candidate Palusalue Faʻapo II was withdrawn before going to trial.[2] In July 2019 he was one of 18 MPs who voted in support of Lands & Titles Court President Fepuleai Atila Ropati, who had been convicted for assault, retaining his position.[3]

He was re-elected at the 2021 Samoan general election.[4] On 12 July 2021 he agreed to resign from parliament as part of the settlement of an election petition.[5] He subsequently changed his mind, and the petition against him was later withdrawn.[6]

In November 2022 he was banished from his village of Saanapu by the village council.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Opposition Leader Palusalue Faapo Loses Seat". Talanei. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ↑ Pai Mulitalo Ale (20 April 2016). "Safata West's Member of Parliament spared". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "18 MPs including Minister of Justice Vote to Bring Back Convicted President of Lands & Titles Court". Samoa Global News. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  4. ↑ Lanuola Tusani Tupufia - Ah Tong (3 May 2021). "Safata M.P. considering counter petition". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  5. ↑ Soli Wilson (12 July 2021). "H.R.P.P. M.P-elect resigns; triggers seventh by-election". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  6. ↑ Matai'ā Lanuola Tusani T - Ah Tong (4 August 2021). "H.R.P.P.'s Member Leaana retains seat". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  7. ↑ Matai'a Lanuola Tusani T - Ah Tong (30 November 2022). "Village council banishes matai". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 1 December 2022.


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