Minister of Police and Prisons

Hon. Faualo Harry Jeffrey Schuster

Faualo Harry Jeffrey Schuster is the Minister for Police and Prisons.  He represents the Constituency of Vaimauga No.4 and this is his second Parliamentary term.

Faualo attended Marist Brothers Mulivai, St. Joseph’s College Alafua, St. Paul’s College in Auckland New Zealand and holds a Bachelor of Laws from Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand. 

Faualo has over 30 years of work experience in the law sector in Samoa and overseas.  He has served in the Government through the Attorney General’s Office and was also a District Court Judge from 2008 – 2011.  He was a Member of Parliament for Tautua Party from 2011 to 2016.  He also served as a partner for a few private law firms in the country and was a Sole Principal for the Schuster Laws Samoa in 2019 – 2020, until he ran for the 2021 elections. 

Faualo is married to Frances Soon-Schuster and they have four children and one grandchild.  They are members of the Catholic Church and the Congregational Christian Church (CCCS). 


Ministerial Portfolio

In Charge Of:

  • Ministry of Police and Prisons and Corrections Services
  • Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA)

Other Responsibilities:

  • Electoral Commission
  • Juvenile Rehabilitation

Matagaluega/Faalapotopotoga i lalo o lana Vaavaaiga:

  • Matagaluega o Leoleo ma le Falepuipui ma le Toefuataiga
  • Pulega o Tineimu ma Faalavelave Tutupu Faafuasei

Isi Matafaioi:

  • Komisi o Faiga Palota
  • Nofoaga Faapitoa mo le Toe Fuataina o Tupulaga Talavou