Lemalu Tate Simi

Lemalu Samau Tate Simi (19 October 1952 - 17 April 2014)^[1] was a Samoan poet, rugby manager, civil servant, and diplomat. He served as Samoa's High Commissioner to Australia from 2009 to 2014.

Lemalu Tate Simi
High Commissioner for Samoa to Australia
In office January 2009 – 17 April 2014
Prime Minister	Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi
O le Ao o le Malo	Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Efi
Preceded by	Le’iataua Kirifoti Eteuati
Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour
In office unknown
President of the Samoa Red Cross Society
In office 1995–2009
Personal details
Born	(1952-10-19)19 October 1952
Died	17 April 2014(2014-04-17) (aged 61) Fagali’i, Samoa
Spouse	Peseta Noumea Simi
Children	4
Education	Samoa College Wellington Polytechnic New Zealand Central Institute of Technology

Lemalu trained as an architect in New Zealand and subsequently worked as a civil servant, rising to the position of chief executive of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour.^[2] In January 2009 he was appointed High Commissioner to Australia,^[3] a position he held until his death in 2014.^[2] He also served as team manager of the Samoa national rugby union team,^[2] and as president of the Samoa Red Cross Society.^[4]

Works

• A deeper song : poems (1992)