Tuisugaletaua Sofara Aveau

Tuisugaletaua Sofara Aveau (1952/1953 – 27 March 2024) was a Samoan politician and cabinet minister.

Biography
Born in 1952/1953, Aveau was a musician. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa in the 2001 election, and was appointed Minister of Agriculture. He was re-elected in the 2006 election and appointed Minister of Works, Transport and Infrastructure. As Minister of Transport he spearheaded the government campaign to change Samoa from left-hand to right-hand driving.

Following the 2011 election he stood unsuccessfully for Deputy leader of the HRPP. He was subsequently appointed Minister of Communications, Information and Technology. In November 2011 he was investigated for assault by police; the complaint was later withdrawn. In 2014 he and his wife composed the theme song for the United Nations Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States.

Aveau lost his seat in the 2016 election. Following his election loss he established the Samoa Banana Farmers Association. He contested the 2021 election as an HRPP candidate, but was unsuccessful.

Aveu died on 27 March 2024, at the age of 71.