Laaulialemalietoa Schmidt empossou como 8a PM de Samoa, sucedendo Fiame Naomi Mata'afa. Laaulialemalietoa Schmidt sworn in as Samoa’s 8th PM, succeeding Fiame Naomi Mata'afa.

Laaulialemalietoa Schmidt foi empossado como 8o primeiro-ministro de Samoa, tornando-se o terceiro líder de Savai'i. Laaulialemalietoa Schmidt has been sworn in as Samoa’s 8th Prime Minister, becoming the third leader from Savai'i. A cerimônia ocorreu no ginásio multiuso Tuanaimato, em Apia, com a participação de milhares. The ceremony took place at the Tuanaimato multipurpose gymnasium in Apia, attended by thousands. Schmidt, ex-presidente e vice-presidente do Parlamento, levou o Partido Fast à vitória nas eleições de 2021, garantindo 31 dos 51 assentos parlamentares. Schmidt, a former speaker and deputy speaker of parliament, led the FAST Party to victory in the 2021 election, securing 31 of 51 parliamentary seats. Ele sucede Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, primeira mulher primeiro-ministro de Samoa, que agora lidera o Samoa Uniting Party. He succeeds Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, Samoa’s first female prime minister, who now leads the Samoa Uniting Party. O novo governo terá dois vice-primeiros-ministros. The new government will have two deputy prime ministers.