11 Facts About Inoke Kubuabola

Ratu Inoke Kubuabola was born on 1948 and is a Fijian politician and Cabinet Minister.

Inoke Kubuabola is the former leader of the opposition and Minister for Foreign Affairs.

Inoke Kubuabola was elected to Parliament in the 1992 election as a candidate for the Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei and reappointed to Cabinet as Minister for Youth, Employment Opportunities and Sports.

Inoke Kubuabola was re-elected at the 1994 election and was appointed Minister for Regional Development and Multi Ethnic Affairs.

Under the 1997 Constitution of Fiji the Leader of the Opposition chose 8 of the 32 members of the Senate, and Inoke Kubuabola sparked controversy in the role by limiting his selection to members of opposition parties.

Inoke Kubuabola held this office till September 2001, when he lost his seat in the 2001 election.

Inoke Kubuabola served as Fiji's High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea from 2002 to 2005.

On 4 May 2006 Inoke Kubuabola was posted to Tokyo as Fiji's Ambassador to Japan and Korea, replacing Ratu Tevita Momoedonu.

Inoke Kubuabola remained in this position until July 2009 when he was named Minister for Foreign Affairs by the Interim Government.

Inoke Kubuabola ran as a candidate for FijiFirst in the 2014 election, and was elected with 5,414 votes.

Inoke Kubuabola did not seek re-election at the 2018 election.