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Toeolesulusulu Cedric Schuster is a Samoan environmentalist, politician and Cabinet Minister. He is a member of the Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi FAST Party.[1]
Schuster is from the village of Satapuala.[2] He was educated at the University of Victoria and at Brandeis University in the United States.[2] He has previously worked for the World Wide Fund for Nature,[3] the Samoan government's Division of Environment and Conservation, Seacology, and as an environmental consultant.[2] Schuster is the cousin of Lefau Harry Schuster[4] and the father of swimmer Brandon Schuster.[5]
Political career
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]Schuster was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa at the 2011 Samoan general election, as a candidate for the Tautua Samoa Party.[4] In August 2012 he took part in a roadblock in his village of Satapuala which sought to block access to land the village was claiming.[6][7] He was subsequently charged with unlawful assembly and obstruction.[8] in August 2013 he was convicted of unlawful assembly, resisting police, obstruction and using foul language and fined US$635.[9] He subsequently apologised to Parliament for the incident.[10]
In April 2014, Schuster became the first Samoan MP to join International Parliamentarians for West Papua.[3]
He lost his seat at the 2016 election.[1]
In October 2020 Schuster announced he would stand as a candidate for the FAST Party]] in the April 2021 election.[1] He was elected.[5] On 24 May 2021 he was appointed Minister of Natural Resources and Environment in the elected cabinet of Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa.[11] The appointment was disputed by the caretaker government. On 23 July 2021 the Court of Appeal ruled that the swearing-in ceremony was constitutional and binding, and that FAST had been the government since 24. Mai.[12]
On 1 June 2021, while returning from FAST's first-anniversary celebration, Schuster was arrested for drunk-driving.[13] On 3 June he resigned his portfolio, which was later reassigned to prime minister Fiamē Naomi Mata‘afa.[14][15] On 20 July he pleaded guilty to three traffic offences and applied for a discharge without conviction.[16] On 15 October 2021 he was fined $2,000 and discharged without conviction.[17] He returned to Cabinet on 20 October 2021 as Minister for Natural Resources and Environment and Tourism.[18][19]
In a cabinet reshuffle on 6 September 2023 he surrendered the tourism portfolio to Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa, but gained responsibility for the Samoa Trust Estates Corporation and the Samoa Land Corporation.[20]
In December 2023 he was in Dubai as chair of the Alliance of Small Island States for COP28. He was arguing for stringer recognition saying that they "would not sign their own death certificate".[21] In the event the COP28 agreement was made when the Alliance of Small Island States's chief negotiator, Samoan Anna Rasmussen, was not in the room.[22]
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- ↑ a b c Joyetter Feagaimaaliʻi: Environmentalist Toeolesulusulu Cedric signs up for election. Samoa Observer, 22. Oktober 2020, abgerufen am 1. Dezember 2020.
- ↑ a b c Seacology Welcomes New field Representatives in Two Regions. In: Seacology. April 2009, abgerufen am 1. Dezember 2020.
- ↑ a b Samoa MP Joins Parliamentarians For West Papua. Pacific Islands Report, 7. April 2014, abgerufen am 1. Dezember 2020.
- ↑ a b NEW FACE IN SAMOA PARLIAMENT HOPES FOR CHANGE. Pacific Islands Report, 8. März 2011, abgerufen am 29. November 2020.
- ↑ a b Environmentalist Toeolesulusulu Cedric Schuster Returns to Parliament. Samoa Global News, 9. April 2021, abgerufen am 28. Mai 2021.
- ↑ Samoa MP risks prosecution over Satapuala roadblock. RNZ, 21. August 2012, abgerufen am 1. Dezember 2020.
- ↑ Samoa opposition MP investigated over road block violence. ABC, 22. August 2012, abgerufen am 1. Dezember 2020.
- ↑ Satapuala Defendants Plead Not Guilty In Samoa Court. Pacific Islands Report, 7. November 2012, abgerufen am 1. Dezember 2020.
- ↑ Samoa MP, Chiefs Fined In Satapuala Blockade Case. Pacific Islands Report, 6. August 2013, abgerufen am 1. Dezember 2020.
- ↑ Samoa MP Apologizes For Role In Satapuala Roadblock. Pacific Islands Report, 9. Oktober 2013, abgerufen am 1. Dezember 2020.
- ↑ Marieta H Ilalio: Fiame Sworn in as Prime Minister under Marquees on Parliament Grounds. Samoa Global News, 25. Mai 2021, abgerufen am 25. Mai 2021.
- ↑ Lanuola Tusani Tupufia - Ah Tong: F.A.S.T. declared new Government as appeal upheld. Samoa Observer, 23. Juli 2021, abgerufen am 23. Juli 2021.
- ↑ Lanuola Tusani Tupufia - Ah Tong: Minister-elect charged with drink driving. Samoa Observer, 2. Juni 2021, abgerufen am 2. Juni 2021.
- ↑ Joyetter Feagaimaaliʻi: Cabinet Minister-elect Toesulusulu resigns. Samoa Observer, 3. Juni 2021, abgerufen am 3. Juni 2021.
- ↑ First FAST Cabinet Down to Work – When the Impossible Happens. Talamua Online, 29. Juli 2021, abgerufen am 20. September 2021.
- ↑ Lanuola Tusani Tupufia - Ah Tong: Toeolesulusulu pleads guilty to traffic offence. Samoa Observer, 20. Juli 2021, abgerufen am 20. Juli 2021.
- ↑ Tina Mataʻafa-Tufele: M.P. fined for drink-driving offense. Samoa Observer, 15. Oktober 2021, abgerufen am 15. Oktober 2021.
- ↑ Talaia Mika: New Clerk of Parliament and Cabinet Minister sworn in. Talamua, 20. Oktober 2021, abgerufen am 20. Oktober 2021.
- ↑ Mataiʻa Lanuola Tusani T - Ah Tong: Cabinet Minister grateful for second chance. Samoa Observer, 20. Oktober 2021, abgerufen am 20. Oktober 2021.
- ↑ Samoa Prime Minister Announces Cabinet Reshuffle: New Finance Minister and Two Additional Ministers. Samoa Global News, 6. September 2023, abgerufen am 6. September 2023.
- ↑ We will not sign our death certificate: Toeolesulusulu. In: Samoa Observer. Abgerufen am 20. Mai 2024 (englisch).
- ↑ Source AP: 'Litany of loopholes': Samoa delegate challenges Cop28 president on climate pact – video. In: The Guardian. 13. Dezember 2023, abgerufen am 20. Mai 2024 (englisch).