Va'aelua Eti Alesana, Samoan politician, President of the Tautua Samoa Party (since 2011).

Va'aelua Eti Alesana  was a Samoan politician and opposition leader who served as a founding member and President of the Tautua Samoa Party in 2011.^[1]

(died September 30, 2011)

He was the son of former Prime Minister of Samoa, Tofilau Eti Alesana.^[1][2] His sister, Gatoloaifaaana Amataga Gidlow, has remained a member of the ruling Human Rights Protection Party.^[3]
Alesana was elected President of the opposition Tautua Samoa Party in February 2011, a post he held yntil his death later in the year.^[2] He opposed Prime Minister's Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi re-election bid in the March 2011 general election.^[2] However, Malielegaoi's was returned to office in the election.
Va'aelua Eti Alesana died in Samoa on Friday, September 30, 2011.^[1][4] The leader of Tautua Samoa, Palusalue Fa’apo II, said that "We are really saddened by this. He has done so much for the party."^[1] Alesana was buried in his native village of Lalomalava, Savai'i.^[5] In his eulogy, Palusalue Fa’apo II told mourners, "Va'aelua always maintained a positive attitude and before the General Elections last March, he kept encouraging the Tautua Samoa members to stay positive, despite the odds being stacked against us."^[5]


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