Magele Tagaileono Ate Penn (26 June 1921 – 26 May 1982)Magele Tagaileono Ate Penn Billion Graves was a Western Samoan politician. He served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 1967 to 1973.
Biography Ate worked for the New Zealand Reparation Estates. He originally had 'European' status, but changed to become Samoan.James Wightman Davidson (1967) Samoa Mo Samoa: The Emergence of the Independent State of Western Samoa, p383
In 1960 Ate was elected to the Constitutional Assembly that drew up the independence constitution, and was a signatory of the document. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly unopposed from the Faasaleleaga No. 1 constituency in 1961. Although, the result was subsequently overturned and a by-election ordered for 10 June,Results of Samoan Election in Dispute Pacific Islands Monthly, April 1961, p119 Ate was returned again. He was re-elected in 1964 and became Deputy Speaker.2nd Parliament of Samoa Parliament of Samoa After being re-elected in 1967 he was elected Speaker.Mata'afa will lead independent Western Samoa for third term Pacific Islands Monthly, April 1967, p9 He remained Speaker after the 1970 elections. However, he lost his seat in the 1973 elections.As you were in W. Samoa with Mataafa on top again Pacific Islands Monthly, April 1973, p25 He contested the 1976 elections, but failed to regain his seat.Samoan election results by constituency 1964–2016 Samoa Election Results Database
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