La'apui Talauega Eleasalo Va'alele "Salo" Ale was born on February 17,1969 and is an American Samoan attorney who served as the tenth lieutenant governor of American Samoa, from 2021 to 2025.
12 Facts About Eleasalo Ale
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Eleasalo Ale previously served as Attorney General of American Samoa from 2014 to 2020.
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On January 13,2020, Ale resigned as attorney general to pursue politics.
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Eleasalo Ale was born in Nua ma Se'etaga, Tutuila, American Samoa and attended Marist Brothers High School, graduating in 1986.
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Eleasalo Ale left American Samoa to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree from Truman State University in Missouri in 1990 and a Juris Doctor from the Drake University Law School in Iowa, graduating in 1994.
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For 17 years, Eleasalo Ale worked as an attorney at Faegre Baker Daniels in Minneapolis.
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Eleasalo Ale served on the council until his appointment as Attorney General of American Samoa.
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Eleasalo Ale was nominated to serve as the 10th Attorney General of American Samoa in 2014 by then-Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga.
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Eleasalo Ale resigned from his position in 2020, citing an interest in seeking another elective office.
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Eleasalo Ale assumed office as Lieutenant Governor on January 3,2021.
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Eleasalo Ale serves as the chair of the task force countering the COVID-19 pandemic in American Samoa.
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Eleasalo Ale is married to Marian Tiare McGuire, an attorney who previously worked for the American Samoa government.