Tofilau Eti Alesana

Tofilau Eti Alesana
Alesana in 1983
5th Prime Minister of Samoa
In office
8 April 1988  23 November 1998
O le Ao o le MaloMalietoa Tanumafili II
DeputyTuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi
Preceded byVa'ai Kolone
Succeeded byTuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi
In office
31 December 1982  30 December 1985
O le Ao o le MaloMalietoa Tanumafili II
Preceded byTupuola Efi
Succeeded byVa'ai Kolone
4th Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
8 April 1988  23 November 1998
Preceded byVa'ai Kolone
Succeeded byTuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi
In office
1984  30 December 1985
Preceded byLauofo Meti
Succeeded byVa'ai Kolone
Minister without Portfolio
In office
23 November 1998  19 March 1999
Prime MinisterTuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi
Personal details
Born
Aualamalefalelima Alesana

(1924-06-04)4 June 1924
Vaitogi, Tutuila, American Samoa
Died19 March 1999(1999-03-19) (aged 74)
Apia, Samoa
Resting placeLalomavala, Savaii
Political partyHRPP
SpousePitolua Alesana

Tofilau Eti Alesana (born Aualamalefalelima Alesana; 4 June 1924 – 19 March 1999) was a Samoan politician who served as the fifth prime minister of Samoa from 1982 to 1985, and again from 1988 until his resignation in 1998.