Lemanu Palepoi Sialegā Mauga (born January 3, 1960^[1]) is an American Samoan politician who is serving as the eighth governor of American Samoa since January 3, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Mauga served as a senator in the American Samoa Senate, where he became the chairman of both the Budget and Appropriations Committee and the Senate Homeland Security Committee.^[2]

Mauga was born in Nuʻuuli, American Samoa. After attending the American Samoa Community College, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. He received a master's degree in public administration from San Diego State University on July 30, 2012, a graduation ceremony held at the Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium in American Samoa.^[3]

Mauga served in the U.S. military for more than 20 years, including in the Gulf War and the Iraq and Afghanistan wars before he retired with the rank of major.^[2] Following his retirement, Mauga became the director of Army Instructions and continued to work with American Samoa's JROTC.^[2]

Mauga also became the chief property manager for the Government of American Samoa's office of property management.^[2] He became an American Samoan Senator in 2009.^[2]