Prime Minister of Samoa

The prime minister of the Independent State of Samoa () is the head of government of Samoa. The prime minister is a member of the Samoan Legislative Assembly. They are appointed by the O le Ao o le Malo (Head of State) for a five-year term.

The incumbent is Laʻauli Leuatea Schmidt since 16 September 2025.

List of prime ministers (since 1959)
PortraitNameElected Term of officePolitical partyO le Ao o le MaloTook officeLeft officeTime in office 1 100px Fiame Mata'afa Faumuina Mulinu'u II 1961 (1st)1964 (2nd)1967 (3rd) 1 October 1959 25 February 1970  Independent MeaʻoleTanumafili II 2 100px Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV 1970 (4th) 25 February 1970 20 March 1973  Independent Tanumafili II  100px Fiame Mata'afa Faumuina Mulinu'u II 1973 (5th) 20 March 1973 20 May 1975 †  Independent Tanumafili II — 100px Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV — (5th) 21 May 1975 24 March 1976  Independent Tanumafili II 3 100px Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi 1976 (6th)1979 (7th)1982 (8th) 24 March 1976 13 April 1982  Independent Tanumafili II 4 100px Vaʻai Kolone — (8th) 13 April 1982 18 September 1982  HRPP Tanumafili II  100px Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi — (8th) 18 September 1982 31 December 1982  Independent Tanumafili II 5 100px Tofilau Eti Alesana — (8th) 1985 (9th) 31 December 1982 30 December 1985  HRPP Tanumafili II  100px Vaʻai Kolone — (9th)1988 (10th) 30 December 1985 8 April 1988  HRPP Tanumafili II  100px Tofilau Eti Alesana — (10th)1991 (11th)1996 (12th) 8 April 1988 23 November 1998  HRPP Tanumafili II 6 100px Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi — (12th)2001 (13th)2006 (14th)2011 (15th)2016 (16th) 23 November 1998 24 May 2021  HRPP Tanumafili IITufuga EfiVa'aletoa Sualauvi II 7 100px Fiame Naomi Mata'afa 2021 (17th) 24 May 2021 Incumbent  FAST Va'aletoa Sualauvi II

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