Anaseini Qionibaravi was a Fijian politician. She was the first woman to serve in the Senate.
Anaseini Qionibaravi | |
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| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 1970–1976 | |
| Succeeded by | Joeli Nacola |
Biography
editQionibaravi was educated at Adi Cakobau School.[1] She worked as a home economics teacher and radio announcer, also becoming the first chair of the Fiji Consumer Council.[2]
When the Senate was established in 1970, Qionibaravi was appointed for a six-year term as one of Prime Minister Kamisese Mara's nominees. She was the only woman in the Senate.[3] In 1973 her husband Mosese was elected to the House of Representatives.[4] The couple had four children.[2]
In 1978 she resigned as chair of the Consumer Council, claiming it was underfunded.[5]
References
edit- ^ ACS Old Girls Celebrate 65th Fiji Sun, 31 August 2013
- ^ a b She's consumed with zeal Pacific Islands Monthly, December 1972, pp24–25
- ^ They're the new Senate Pacific Islands Monthly, November 1970, p26
- ^ People Pacific Islands Monthly, January 1974, p11
- ^ Fiji consumer head drops out Pacific Islands Monthly, March 1978