List of governors of American Samoa
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This is a list of governors, etc. of the part of the Samoan Islands (now comprising American Samoa) under United States administration since 1900.
Commandant governors (1900–1905)
Term | Image | Incumbent | Notes |
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17 February 1900 — 27 November 1901 | ![]() | Benjamin Franklin Tilley, Commandant | 17 April 1900: Treaty of Cession of Tutuila |
27 November 1901 — 16 December 1902 | ![]() | Uriel Sebree, Commandant | |
16 December 1902 — 5 May 1903 | ![]() | Henry Minett, acting Commandant | |
5 May 1903 — 30 January 1905 | ![]() | Edmund Beardsley Underwood, Commandant/Governor | 16 July 1904: Treaty of Cession of Manu'a |
Naval governors (1905–1951)
Appointed governors (1951–1978)
Civilian governor | Took office | Left office | ||
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![]() | Phelps Phelps (1897–1981) | February 23, 1951 | June 20, 1952 | |
![]() | John C. Elliott (1919–2001) | July 16, 1952 | November 23, 1952 | |
![]() | James Arthur Ewing (born 1916) | November 28, 1952 | March 4, 1953 | |
![]() | Lawrence M. Judd (1887–1968) | March 4, 1953 | August 5, 1953 | |
![]() | Richard Barrett Lowe (1902–1972) | August 5, 1953 | October 15, 1956 | |
![]() | Peter Tali Coleman (1919–1997) | October 13, 1956 | May 24, 1961 | |
![]() | Hyrum Rex Lee (1910–2001) | May 24, 1961 | July 31, 1967 | |
![]() | Owen Stuart Aspinall (1927–1997) | August 1, 1967 | July 31, 1969 | |
![]() | John Morse Haydon (1920–1991) | August 1, 1969 | October 14, 1974 | |
![]() | Frank C. Mockler (acting) (1909–1993) | October 14, 1974 | February 6, 1975 | |
![]() | Earl B. Ruth (1916–1989) | February 6, 1975 | September 30, 1976 | |
![]() | Frank Barnett (1933–2016) | October 1, 1976 | May 27, 1977 | |
![]() | Hyrum Rex Lee (1910–2001) | May 28, 1977 | January 3, 1978 |
Elected governors (1978–present)
Governor | Took office | Left office | Party | Elected | Lieutenant Governor | |||
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51 | ![]() | Peter Tali Coleman (1919–1997) | January 3, 1978 – January 3, 1985 | Republican | 1977 1980 | Tufele Liamatua | ||
52 | ![]() | A. P. Lutali (1919–2002) | January 3, 1985 – January 2, 1989 | Democratic | 1984 | Eni Faleomavaega | ||
53 | ![]() | Peter Tali Coleman (1919–1997) | January 2, 1989 – January 3, 1993 | Republican | 1988 | Galea'i Peni Poumele | ||
Gaioi Tufele Galeai | ||||||||
54 | ![]() | A. P. Lutali (1919–2002) | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997 | Democratic | 1992 | Tauese Sunia | ||
55 | ![]() | Tauese Sunia (1941–2003) | January 3, 1997 – March 26, 2003 | Democratic | 1996 2000 | Togiola Tulafono | ||
– | ![]() | Togiola Tulafono (born 1947) | March 26, 2003 – April 7, 2003 | Democratic | 2004 2008 | Vacant | ||
56 | April 7, 2003 – January 3, 2013 | Faoa Aitofele Sunia | ||||||
57 | ![]() | Lolo Matalasi Moliga (born 1947) | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2021 | Independent | 2012 2016 | Lemanu Peleti Mauga | ||
Democratic | ||||||||
58 | ![]() | Lemanu Peleti Mauga (born 1949/1950) | January 3, 2021 – Incumbent | Democratic | 2020 | Eleasalo Ale |
Living former governors
There are two living former governor of American Samoa. The most recent-serving governor to die was Frank Barnett (1976–1977), on July 15, 2016.[1]
Name | Gubernatorial term | Date of birth |
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Togiola Tulafono | 2003–2013 | February 28, 1947 |
Lolo Matalasi Moliga | 2013–2021 | August 12, 1947 |
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