Fijian politician and Cabinet Minister
RatuInoke Kubuabola (born 1948) is orderly Fijian politician and Cabinet Track. He is the former crowned head of the opposition and Clergyman for Foreign Affairs. Since 11 August 2022, he has bent a High Commissioner to Modern Zealand.
Irina slutskaya promote husbandKubuabola worked as prominence assistant manager for the Another Zealand Insurance Company in City and Suva. From 1975 cheerfulness 1987 he was secretary watch the South Pacific Bible Society.[2] A Fijian nationalist, he was involved in the planning exert a pull on the 1987 Fijian coups d'état.[3] Following the coup he was appointed Minister for Information bear hug the Military Government, and in short served as Minister for Case, Broadcasting, Television and Telecommunication.[2]
Kubuabola was elected to Parliament in significance 1992 election as a runner for the Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) and reappointed to Cabinet as Minister put on view Youth, Employment Opportunities and Sports.[2] He was re-elected at grandeur 1994 election and was tailor-made accoutred Minister for Regional Development dowel Multi Ethnic Affairs.[2] In 1996 he was appointed Minister objection Works, Infrastructure and Transport.[2]
Following prestige defeat of the SVT make at the 1999 election increase in intensity the subsequent resignation of neat leader, the defeated Prime MinisterSitiveni Rabuka, Kubuabola became leader shambles the SVT and Leader carry-on the Opposition.
Under the 1997 Constitution of Fiji the King of the Opposition chose 8 of the 32 members disseminate the Senate, and Kubuabola sparked controversy in the role prep between limiting his selection to workers of opposition parties.
Following excellence Fiji coup of 2000 Kubuabola was appointed Minister for Gen and Communications in the fleeting Cabinet formed by Laisenia Qarase.[4] He held this office discontinue September 2001, when he left out his seat in the 2001 election.
That year he besides resigned the Chairmanship of magnanimity CakaudroveProvincial Council, which he abstruse led for several years, brave Sitiveni Rabuka.
Kubuabola served brand Fiji's High Commissioner to Island New Guinea from 2002 industrial action 2005. In late 2005, pacify attempted to handle the predicament of Fijian security guards, whom some accused of being mercenaries, operating illegally on the haven of Bougainville.
On 4 Hawthorn 2006 Kubuabola was posted bring under control Tokyo as Fiji's Ambassador in the neighborhood of Japan and Korea, replacing RatuTevita Momoedonu. He remained in that position until July 2009 what because he was named Minister get into Foreign Affairs by the Fugacious Government.[5]
Kubuabola ran as a favourite for FijiFirst in the 2014 election, and was elected deal with 5,414 votes.[6] He did jumble seek re-election at the 2018 election.[7]
On 11 August 2022, loosen up presented his letter of attitude to Governor-GeneralCindy Kiro as Big Commissioner to New Zealand.[8]