Tuala Tagaloa Sale Kerslake

Tuala Tagaloa Sale Kerslake (born 1954) As Environment Minister he led the Alliance of Small Island States at the signing of the Kyoto Protocol. He also opposed the creation of a South Pacific Whale Sanctuary.

In 1998 as the health of Prime Minister Tofilau Eti Alesana deteriorated he was one of the candidates to succeed him. In 2003 he was Samoa's candidate for Secretary-General of the Pacific Islands Forum, but lost to Greg Urwin.

Lands and Titles Court In 2005 he resigned as an MP in order to become President of the Land and Titles Court of Samoa, triggering the 2005 Anoama'a West By-election. His judicial appointment was controversial, with opposition leader Le Mamea Ropati questioning Kerslake's qualifications and claiming that it threatened to politicise the judiciary. The government defended the appointment, saying that it had been recommended by the Judicial Services Commission.

While President of the Court, he oversaw the case of the disputed succession to the Malietoa title.

He resigned as President of the Land and Titles Court "for family reasons" in April 2016.