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{{short description|Secondary executive in the government of American Samoa}}
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{{Politics of American Samoa}}
The government of [[American Samoa]] consists of a locally elected [[List of governors of American Samoa|governor]], [[List of current United States lieutenant governors|lieutenant governor]] and the [[American Samoa Fono]], which consists of an 18-member [[American Samoa Senate|Senate]] and a 21-member [[American Samoa House of Representatives|House of Representatives]].<ref name = adfat>{{cite web | title = American Samoa Country Brief | url = http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/american_samoa/american_samoa_brief.html | publisher = [[Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia)]] | date = April 2008 | access-date = 2008-09-05}}</ref>  The first popular election for Governor and [[Lieutenant governor (United States)|Lieutenant Governor]] took place in 1977.<ref name="amgov">{{cite web|title=Peter Tali Coleman biography |url=http://americansamoa.gov/governors/coleman.htm |work=Governors |publisher=[[American Samoa]] |access-date=2010-09-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100919141956/http://americansamoa.gov/governors/coleman.htm |archive-date=2010-09-19 }}</ref> Candidates for the offices run together on a joint ticket.<ref name="ERIC">{{cite book|last1=Simon-McWilliams|first1=Ethel|url=https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED280923.pdf|title=Glimpses into Pacific Lives: Some Outstanding Women (Revised).|date=1987|publisher=Northwest Regional Educational Lab.|location=Portland, Oregon|pages=14–18|access-date=25 October 2021}}</ref> The first woman to run for election was [[Arieta Enesi Mulitauaopele]] in 1977.<ref name="ERIC" />

The current lieutenant governor is [[Pulu Ae Ae Jr.|Pula Ae Ae]], who has been in office since 2025.

==List of lieutenant governors of American Samoa==

===Appointed lieutenant governors===
* [[Frank Barnett]] (Democrat, 1974–76)

===Elected lieutenant governors===
{| class="wikitable"
! Image !! Name !! Political party !! Term started !! Term ended !! Notes
|- 
| 
| [[Tufele Liamatua]]<br>{{small|(1940–2011)}} 
| {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| January 3, 1978
| January 3, 1985
| First elected lt. governor of American Samoa<ref name= "amgov" />
|- 
| [[File:Eni F. H. Faleomavaega.jpg|70px]]
| [[Eni Faleomavaega]]<br>{{small|(1943–2017)}} 
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| January 3, 1985
| January 2, 1989<ref name= tapuitea>{{cite news | first= Stan | last = Sorensen | title = Historical Notes | page = 2 | format = [[PDF]] | url = http://americansamoa.gov/tapuitea/2007/Tapuitea70109.pdf |work= [[Tapuitea]] Official Newsletter of [[American Samoa]] |date= 2007-01-09 |access-date= 2010-09-02}}</ref>
| 
|- 
| 
| [[Galea'i Peni Poumele]]<br>{{small|(1926–1992)}} 
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| January 2, 1989<ref name=tapuitea/>
| July 27, 1992
| Poumele died in office in July 1992. 
|-
| 
| [[Gaioi Tufele Galeai]] 
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| August 1992
| January 4, 1993
| Widow of Lt. Governor Galea'i Peni Poumele. Served the remainder of Poumele's unexpired term
|- 
| [[File:Lt Governor Sunia.jpg|70px]]
| [[Tauese Sunia]]<br>{{small|(1941–2003)}}
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| January 4, 1993<ref name=tapuitea/>
| January 3, 1997
| 
|- 
| [[File:Tulafono.jpg|70px]]
| [[Togiola Tulafono]]<br>{{small|(b. 1947)}} 
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| January 3, 1997<ref name=tapuitea/>
| March 26, 2003
| Acting governor from March 26, 2003, to April 7, 2003, following the death of Governor [[Tauese Sunia]].
|-
| colspan=6 {{CNone|''Office vacant March 23 – April 11, 2003''}}
|-
| [[File:Ipulasi Aitofele Sunias speaking.jpg|70px]]
| [[Faoa Aitofele Sunia]]<br>{{small|(b. 1943)}} 
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| April 11, 2003
| January 3, 2013
| 
|- 
| rowspan=2|[[File:Lemanu Peleti Mauga.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan=2|[[Lemanu Peleti Mauga]]<br>{{small|(b. 1960)}} 
| {{party shading/Independent}} | [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| rowspan=2|January 3, 2013
| rowspan=2|January 3, 2021
| rowspan=2|
|-
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
|-
| rowspan=2|[[File:Salo Ale 2020.png|70px]]
| rowspan=2|[[Eleasalo Ale|Salo Ale]]<br>{{small|(b. 1969)}}
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| rowspan=2|January 3, 2021
| rowspan=2|January 3, 2025
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|-
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
|-
| [[File:Pulu Ae Ae Jr., 2011.jpg|70px]]
| [[Pulu Ae Ae]]<br>Unknown
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| rowspan=2|January 3, 2025
| rowspan=2|Incumbent
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|- 
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Lists of lieutenant governors by U.S. state}}
{{Lieutenant Governors of American Samoa}}
{{Current U.S. Lieutenant Governors}}
{{American Samoa}}

[[Category:Lieutenant governors of American Samoa|*]]