Lefaoalii Unutoa Auelua-Fonoti is the CEO for the Ministry of Communication Information Technology. She is from the villages of Mutiatele, Lotopue and holds the chiefly matai tittle Lefaoalii from Lepa.

Lefaoalii holds a Master of Engineering in Management Engineering from the University of Southern Queensland in Brisbane Australia. As well as a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and an Advanced Diploma of Engineering in Electronics from RMIT University in Melbourne Australia.

She is the current Chairman of the APT’s Telecommunications/ICT Development Forum. Lefaoalii is the Former Regulator of Samoa for Telecommunications, Broadcasting, Postal and Electricity and the first Samoan to be appointed at the position. She is the former General Manager for Samoa Digital Company Ltd.

Lefaoalii has over 20 years of work experience both in Government and Private Sector as a technical/engineer for various sectors. She is the Board Member of SVSG and an active member of the community.

Lefaoalii is married with 5 children and is a member of the Catholic Church at Saleufi Parish.