Legislative Assembly of Samoa
He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa in a by-election in 1979, after Muliagatele Vena was unseated for bribery. He held the seat until 1993. In 1996 he returned to parliament representing Falealili. He served as a Cabinet Minister in the government of Tofilau Eti Alesana and as Minister of Revenue under Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi.