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{{short description|Samoan politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Gatoloai Peseta
| image =
| office1 = Member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Samoa|Legislative Assembly]]
| term1 = 1954–1957
| predecessor1 = [[Vui Manu'a]]
| successor1 = [[Va'ai Kolone]]
| constituency1 = [[Fa'asaleleaga]]
| term2 = 1950–1951
| successor2 =
| constituency2 =[[Fa'asaleleaga]]
| birth_date = 15 July 1910
| birth_place = [[Puapua]], [[German Samoa]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1990|7|2|1910|7|15|df=y}}
| death_place =
}}
'''Gatoloaifaana Peseta Siaosi Sio''' (15 July 1910 – 2 July 1990) was a [[Samoa|Western Samoan]] chief, musician, writer and politician. He served as a member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Samoa|Legislative Assembly]] from 1950 to 1951, and again from 1954 to 1957.
==Biography==
The son of a [[London Missionary Society]] pastor, Peseta was educated at government schools. He worked as a schoolteacher and trader, and was conferred with the chiefly title ''Gatoloai''.<ref>[https://spccfpstore1.blob.core.windows.net/digitallibrary-docs/files/c8/c8c2db55918d818b0d601074646c2972.pdf?sv=2015-12-11&sr=b&sig=gU%2Ft7IqzCTM9MdfcW4bu1OTgZaoRhf8UHF4WORLCdrM%3D&se=2020-11-06T16%3A29%3A53Z&sp=r&rscc=public%2C%20max-age%3D864000%2C%20max-stale%3D86400&rsct=application%2Fpdf&rscd=inline%3B%20filename%3D%2200713.pdf%22 Western Samoa Delegation: Biographical Details of Delegates] Second South Pacific Commission</ref> He also became a well-known Iiga songwriter alongside two brothers including [[Toleafoa Talitimu]].<ref name=PIM>[https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-339149035/view?partId=nla.obj-339188391#page/n72/mode/1up Toleafoa Talitimu] ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', December 1980, p73</ref>
After the death of Fautua [[Mata'afa Faumuina Fiame Mulinu'u I]] in 1948, the [[Fono of Faipule]] requested that they be allowed to elect a twelfth member to the [[Legislative Assembly of Samoa|Legislative Assembly]] to replace him. This was authorised by the Samoa Amendment Act 1949, and Peseta was elected by the Fono to be the twelfth member on 1 April 1950.<ref name=M28>Lauofo Meti (2002) ''Samoa: The Making of the Constitution'', National University of Samoa, p28</ref> However, he was not re-elected in [[1951 Western Samoan general election|1951]]. He then served as chairman of the Fono from 1951 to 1953,<ref>[https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-339149035/view?sectionId=nla.obj-342293727&partId=nla.obj-339188391#page/n72/mode/1up Toleafoa Talitimu] ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', December 1980, p73</ref> and he was awarded a [[Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal|Coronation Medal]] in 1953.<ref>[https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-325565806/view?sectionId=nla.obj-334100741&partId=nla.obj-325575551#page/n55/mode/1up Western Samoa's Coronation Awards] ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', August 1953, p50</ref> He returned to the Assembly following the [[1954 Western Samoan general election|1954 elections]] after being elected in the [[Fa'asaleleaga]] constituency. He served as an MLA until the [[1957 Western Samoan general election|1957 elections]]. In 1958 he was appointed to the Public Service Board of Appeal for a three-year term.<ref>[http://www.nzlii.org/nz/other/nz_gazette/1958/7/5.pdf Appointment of Member of Public Service Board of Appeal for Western Samoa] ''The New Zealand Gazette'', 30 January 1958, p95</ref>
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