Salote Radrodro
Fijian politician
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Salote Vuibureta Radrodro (born 1956 or 1957) is a Fijian politician and former member of the Parliament of Fiji.[1] She is a member of the Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA). In 2022 she was convicted of corruption and sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment.
Personal life
Radrodo is from Mualevu in the Lau Islands.[2] Her parents were Naibuka and Leba Vuibureta. She was educated at Adi Cakobau School.[3] She was educated at Adi Cakobau School[3] and the University of the South Pacific, where she obtained a Bachelor of Art in Management and Public Administration and a masters in Governance.[2] She spent 36 years as a public servant, working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Public Service Commission, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Women, Social Welfare and Poverty Alleviation from which she retired in 2012.[3][2]
Her husband is Kitione and she has three sons, and grandchildren.[3]
Political career
She was elected to parliament as a SODELPA candidate at the 2014 elections, gaining 2300 votes[4] One of eight women elected to the 50-member parliament, she said that she hoped they could "work together across parties for the empowerment of other Fijian women".[5]
During her maiden speech to parliament she asserted that the fact that she was not allowed to speak in her indigenous language in parliament was a breach of her human rights, and asked "Why can't the Government come up with alternative options like provision of interpreters in chambers which I am sure we are all familiar with from our exposure in meetings overseas?"[3]
In 2017 she was serving as the Opposition Whip.[1]
She was re-elected in the 2018 general election.[2][6]
On 6 September 2022 she was convicted of one count of giving false information to a public servant and one count of obtaining a financial advantage after giving a false address to parliament in order to claim travel and accommodation expenses.[7][8] On 22 September 2022 she was sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment for the offences.[9]