Lemalu Tate Simi
Lemalu Samau Tate Simi was a Samoan poet, rugby manager, civil servant, and diplomat. He served as Samoa's High Commissioner to Australia from 2009 to 2014.
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. In January 2009 he was appointed High Commissioner to Australia, a position he held until his death in 2014. He also served as team manager of the Samoa national rugby union team, and as president of the Samoa Red Cross Society.
Works
- ''A deeper song : poems''