Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
 Female Member of the Government of American Samoa (Female suffrage ) American External Territory with self-government 1960. See also heads of state

1972-76 Secretary of Education Mere Mariota Tuiasosopo Beetham
Delegate to UNESCO etc. 1964, Judge at the High Court of A.S from 1991 as the first woman, former primary School-teacher (1932-)

1980-84 and 1989-93 Attorney General Aviata Fano Faalevao
Chairperson of the Republican Party of American Samoa in 1996.

1998-2002 Secretary of Health and Social Services Marie Ma’o
2002-09 Director of the Protection Agency

2002-03 Acting Director of Administrative Services Lorraine Leiato

2002-08 Director of Youth and Women's Affairs Fiasili Puni E. Haleck

2008- Director of Youth and Women's Affairs Le’iataua Leuga Turner
Nominated by the new Governor to continue in office after 2009.

2009- Director of Education Claire Poumele

2009- Director of Human Resources Evelyn Vaitautolu-Langford

2009- Director of Department of Human & Social Services Leilua Stevenson

2009- Public Defender Ruth Risch



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