The Cabinet list follows the government portal's Cabinet Ministers page, which carries no date; names and titles are as written there (the Pacific Media Network report spells the Education Minister 'Aiono Alec Ekeroma', the Health Minister 'Vaaaoao Salumalu Alofipo' and the Women's Minister 'Mofaauouo'). The portal's page does not yet list Tea Toala Peato, whose appointment in August 2026 rests on the PINA report, and still lists the Legislative Assembly and Ombudsman under the Prime Minister. Seve Anapu Tei Fuimaono, Environment Minister in the September 2025 Cabinet, no longer appears; when Ale Vena Ale took Natural Resources and Environment and Foisala Lilo Tuu Ioane moved to Lands and Survey could not be confirmed. 'Since' dates of 16 September 2025 mark appointment in the first Schmidt Cabinet (source: wsm-pmn-cabinet-2025). Associate ministers are not listed.
Samoa is a parliamentary republic[1]. The head of state is Head of State (O le Ao o le Malo) Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II[3][4][5]. The government is led by Prime Minister Laʻaulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Fosi Schmidt, in office since 16 Sept 2025[6][7][8]. Govpedia records 15 members of its cabinet.
At a glance[2]
Leadership
Head of state
VerifiedHead of State (O le Ao o le Malo) · 21 Jul 2017 – present[3][4][5]
Elected by the Legislative Assembly; re-elected in 2022 for a second five-year term (source: wsm-wiki-head-of-state). The government portal names him as Head of State in its December 2025 posts, and PINA reports him swearing in a minister in August 2026.
Head of government
VerifiedIn government: Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST)
Executive
14 of 15 verified on official pages
Formed after the snap general election of August 2025; the 31 FAST members were sworn in on 16 September 2025 (source: wsm-pmn-cabinet-2025). Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.
Digital government
UN E-Government Development Index[15]
2024
0.490rank 140 of 193
Record of changes
18 Aug 2026
Prime Minister Schmidt announces Cabinet changes in Parliament: he takes over the Works Ministry previously held by Toelupe Poumulinuku Onesemo, and Tea Toala Peato is sworn in as Minister of the Legislative Assembly and the Office of the Ombudsman.[5][10]
Sourced26 May 2026
Finance Minister Mulipola Anarosa Ale Molioo becomes Deputy Prime Minister.[5][12]
Sourced30 Mar 2026
Deputy Prime Minister Toelupe Poumulinuku Onesemo resigns after the Supreme Court finds he engaged in bribery in the 2025 election and strips him of his seat; the Court of Appeal upholds the ruling on 29 June 2026.[14]
Sourced16 Sept 2025
Laʻaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt (FAST) is elected Prime Minister by the new Legislative Assembly after the August 2025 snap election, succeeding Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa, and announces his first Cabinet, with Toelupe Poumulinuku Onesemo as Deputy Prime Minister.[8][9]
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