Name Lemanu Mauga | ||
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Alma mater American Samoa CommunityCollegeUniversity of Hawaii, ManoaSan Diego State University Education American Samoa Community College, San Diego State University, University of Hawaii at Manoa | ||
ASCC 65th Commencement Ceremony: Special Remarks by Lt. Gov Mauga
Lemanu Palepoi Sialega Mauga (born 1949 or 1950) is an American Samoan politician. Mauga is the current Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa. Mauga served as Senator in the American Samoa Senate, where he became the Chairman of both the Budget and Appropriations Committee and the Senate Homeland Security Committee.
Contents
- ASCC 65th Commencement Ceremony Special Remarks by Lt Gov Mauga
- Background
- Education
- Politics
- References
Background
Mauga served in the U.S. military for more than 20 years, including the Persian Gulf War, before he retired with the rank of major. Following his retirement, Mauga became the director of Army Instructions and continued to work with American Samoa's JROTC.
Mauga also became the chief property manager for the Government of American Samoa's office of property management. He became an American Samoan Senator in 2009.
Education
He received a master's degree in public administration from San Diego State University on July 30, 2012, a graduation ceremony held at the Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium in American Samoa.
Politics
In October 2011, gubernatorial candidate Lolo Letalu Matalasi Moliga picked Mauga as his running mate for Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa in the forthcoming 2012 gubernatorial election on November 6, 2012. Mauga is the current Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa after winning the 2012 gubernatorial election.