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Samoa Prime Minister is an important office of Samoa Government. The Prime Minister of Samoa is a part of the Executive Council of Samoa government. The Prime Minster of Samoa heads the Cabinet of Ministers of the country. Samoa Prime Minister is the head of the government of the country.
The legislature of the country of Samoa, better known as Fono, is unicameral. The Fono elects the Prime Minister of Samoa. A candidate has to win by majority of the votes of the members of Fono. Samoa Prime Minister is appointed by the Head of the State,another part of the Executive Council of Samoa Government.
Since the independence of Samoa and the formation of the Independent State of Samoa in 1962, the government of Samoa has followed the same structure. The Prime Ministers of Samoa have served the country from then onwards. He is responsible for the selection of the 12 Cabinet Ministers of the Executive Council.
The Prime Minister of Samoa has under his direct control the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ministry of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Office of the Attorney General. The Corporations which fall inside the power of Samoa Prime Minister are the Museum and Archives, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Justice and Courts Administration, the Polynesian Airlines and the Scholarship Committees.
The present Prime Minister of Samoa Tuila'epa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi has contributed a lot to the recent development of the country. The various steps and measures adopted by him has resulted in the growth of Samoa.
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