Afioga Asiata Lagolago (5 June 1914 – 1973) was a Western Samoan politician. He served as Minister for Agriculture between 1961 and 1964, and as a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1957 until his death in early 1973.
Biography Lagolago worked as a teacher between 1934 and 1942.A. Lagolago Pacific Islands Monthly, March 1973, p125 He became a businessman, running a bus company and later cocoa and coconut plantations on Vaega.J. Tim O'Meara (1990) Samoan Planters: Tradition and Economic Development in Polynesia, p50
After being conferred with the Asiata title in 1956, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1957. He participated in the 1960 Constitutional Assembly and was one of the signatories of the constitution. After being re-elected in 1961 he was appointed Minister for Agriculture by Prime Minister Fiame Mata'afa.Samoa Picks A "Vital" Cabinet Pacific Islands Monthly, March 1961, p20 Although he retained his seat in the 1964 elections, he was replaced as Minister of Agriculture by Laufili Time.Wide Support for Mataafa In First Samoan Elections Pacific Islands Monthly, May 1964, p13 He subsequently chaired the Bills Committee and Public Accounts Committee, and was re-elected in 1967 and 1970.Samoan election results by constituency 1964–2016 Samoa Election Results Database
Lagolago died shortly before the 1973 elections.Ata Ma'Ia'I (1974) "Western Samoa's General Election 1973", The Journal of Pacific History, Vol. 9, pp146–152
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