Lemalu Tate Simi
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Prime MinisterTuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi
Preceded byLe’iataua Kirifoti Eteuati
Born19 October 1952
Lemalu Tate Simi | |
|---|---|
| High Commissioner for Samoa to Australia | |
| In office January 2009 – 17 April 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi |
| O le Ao o le Malo | Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Efi |
| Preceded by | Le’iataua Kirifoti Eteuati |
| Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour | |
| In office unknown | |
| President of the Samoa Red Cross Society | |
| In office 1995–2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 October 1952 |
| Died | 17 April 2014 (aged 61) |
| Spouse | Peseta Noumea Simi |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Samoa College Wellington Polytechnic New Zealand Central Institute of Technology |
Lemalu Samau Tate Simi (19 October 1952 - 17 April 2014)[1] was a Samoan poet, rugby manager, civil servant, and diplomat. He served as Samoa's High Commissioner to Australia from 2009 to 2014.
Lemalu trained as an architect in New Zealand and subsequently worked as a civil servant, rising to the position of chief executive of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour.[2] In January 2009 he was appointed High Commissioner to Australia,[3] a position he held until his death in 2014.[2] He also served as team manager of the Samoa national rugby union team,[2] and as president of the Samoa Red Cross Society.[4]
