Koila Nailatikau

Adi Koila Mara Nailatikau is a Fijian lawyer, who has served as a career diplomat and politician. She is currently a Senator, and serves as chairperson of the Senate's Privileges Committee.

2006 candidate?

It was reported on 15 June 2005 that Nailatikau was considering giving up her Senate seat to run for her old Lau Fijian Communal Constituency. She confirmed that the chiefly Vuanirewa clan, of which her late father was Paramount Chief, had asked her to stand as their candidate, but said that she would not make a final decision till August, when a one-year period of mourning for her late mother is due to end. She said she would consult her brothers before announcing any decision.

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15 June - 2005 - Lau - Fijian - Communal Constituency - Vuanirewa - Paramount Chief - Her late mother

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Nailatikau has not indicated which political party, if any, she intends to join. Her former party, the Christian Democratic Alliance, is now defunct, and she has relatives and in-laws in a number of different parties.

Related Topics:
Political party - Christian Democratic Alliance

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