Minister for Rural, Maritime Development and Disaster Management
In office 16 April 2020 – 24 December 2022
Prime Minister
Frank Bainimarama
Succeeded by
Sakiasi Ditoka
Minister for Defence, National Security and Policing
In office 22 November 2018 – 24 December 2022
Prime Minister
Frank Bainimarama
Preceded by
Inoke Kubuabola
Succeeded by
Pio Tikoduadua
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office 28 January 2019 – 16 April 2020
Preceded by
Frank Bainimarama
Succeeded by
Frank Bainimarama
Personal details
Spouse
Litea Vulakoro
Children
3
Military service
Allegiance
Fiji
Branch/service
Fijian Army
Years of service
1987–2014
Rank
Colonel
Inia Batikoto Seruiratu is a Fijian politician and member of the Parliament of Fiji for the FijiFirst party. He has been serving as the Opposition Leader since 29 March 2023.[1] He served as the Minister for Rural, Maritime Development and Disaster Management from 2020 to 2022, and Minister for Defence, National Security and Policing from 2018 to 2022.[2][3]
Seruiratu was first elected to Parliament at the 2014 Fijian general election and appointed Minister for Agriculture and Natural Disaster Management.[4]
He was re-elected in 2018 with 1,251 votes,[5] and appointed Minister of Defence and National Security.[6] In January 2019 he was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs.[7] In April 2020 the Foreign Affairs portfolio returned to Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, and Seruiratu was instead appointed Minister for Rural and Maritime Development and Minister for Disaster Management.[3]
On 29 March 2023, he was elected as the Leader of Opposition, replacing Frank Bainimarama.[8]
On April 28, 2020, Seruiratu delivered a speech celebrating the first arrival of Fiji's recently commissioned RFNS Savenaca to its homeport of Walu Bay.[9]
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^"Inia Seruiratu Fiji's new foreign minister". RNZ. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
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Inia Batikoto Seruiratu is a Fijian politician and member of the Parliament of Fiji for the FijiFirst party. He has been serving as the Opposition Leader...
December 2022 until 8 March 2023, when he resigned and was replaced by IniaSeruiratu. Bainimarama attended Marist Brothers High School, the Asian Institute...
Sitiveni Rabuka, PA since 24 December 2022 Leader of the Opposition IniaSeruiratu, FijiFirst since 29 March 2023 Secretary-General Jeanette Emberson since...
eight-year tenure and Bainimarama's 16-year premiership. On March 29, 2023, IniaSeruiratu was elected as the Leader of the Opposition taking over from Frank Bainimarama...
breach of office the next day. He was replaced as Opposition Leader by IniaSeruiratu. On 7 June 2023, it was revealed that the FijiFirst party would be deregistered...
handover ceremony were Voreqe Bainimarama, Prime Minister of Fiji, IniaSeruiratu, Minister of Defence, Melissa Price, Minister for Defence Industry,...
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