Litia Cakobau

Adi Litia Qalirea Cakobau (c. 1941 – 8 October 2019) was a Bau high Fijian Chief[1][2] and political leader. Cakobau, the daughter of Ratu Sir George Cakobau, who was Fiji's Governor-General from 1973 to 1983, was appointed to the Senate in 2001 as one of nine nominees of the Fijian government. She held this post till 2006, when her elder sister, Adi Samanunu Cakobau-Talakuli was appointed to the Senate.[3]

Adi

Litia Cakobau
Born1941 (1941)
DiedOctober 8, 2019(2019-10-08) (aged 77–78)
Lautoaka
NationalityFijian
Occupationpolitical leader
OfficeCabinet of Fiji
Senate of Fiji
Parent(s)
RelativesSamanunu Cakobau-Talakuli (sister)
George Cakobau Jr. (brother)

Prior to her appointment to the Senate, she had previously held Cabinet office as Minister for Women, a post to which she was appointed in 1987.

Her brother, Ratu George Cakobau, was also a Senator from 2001 to 2006, but was nominated by the Great Council of Chiefs rather than the government, as she was. She died at her home in Lautoaka in October 2019 at the age of 78.[4]

References
  1. "Fiji GCC meet stacked with middle level chiefs". Radio New Zealand International. 20 December 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  2. "World Netball Championships under threat". Islands Business. 9 November 2006. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  3. "Genealogy". Archived from the original on 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  4. Rawalai, Luke. "Bau chief Adi Litia Cakobau passes away". Fiji Times. Retrieved 14 October 2019.


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