PROFILE: Ratu Finau Mara
Ratu Alifereti Finau Mara, born 1960, lawyer, politician and diplomat. He was educated at Otago University, N.Z. (LL.B. (Law), 1983) and at Cambridge University, U.K. (LL.M. (Law), 1986). Served as
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Ratu Finau Mara.
Ratu Alifereti Finau Mara, born 1960, lawyer, politician and diplomat.
- He was educated at Otago University, N.Z. (LL.B. (Law), 1983) and at Cambridge University, U.K. (LL.M. (Law), 1986).
- Served as a Legal Officer in the Attorney General’s Chamber from 1984, and later Principal Legal Officer in 1986.
- Chief Administrative Officer for Foreign Affairs (Fiji) 1987, Charge d’Affaires at the Fijian Embassy in Washington, D.C. 1991.
- He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1994, Cabinet Minister for Fijian Affairs 1997/1999, Chairman of the Native Land Trust Board.
- He was appointed as Fiji’s Ambassador to the United Nations in 1999.
- Appointed Roving Ambassador and High Commissioner in 2001.
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