Freda Tuki Soriocomua (usually referred to as Freda Soria Comua) is a politician of Solomon Islands who served as Minister of Rural Development from 15 December 2014[1] to 18 August 2015 and subsequently as Minister of Women, Youth, and Children's Affairs from 18 August 2015[2] to 8 October 2018 when she was removed from office after being found guilty of vote buying or corruption by the Solomon Islands High Court.[3][4] She re-gained her seat as a Member of Parliament representing the Temotu Vatud constituency at the 2019 general elections.[5]

Soria Comua was the only successful female candidate in the 2014 general elections[6] and one of two in the 2019 general elections, the other being her successor as Minister of Women, Youth, and Children's Affairs, Lanelle Tanangada.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Two key Solomons portfolios not yet assigned". RNZ. 2014-12-15. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  2. ^ "Hon.Freda Tuki Soriocomua | National Parliament of Solomon Islands". www.parliament.gov.sb. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
  3. ^ "Ousted Solomons MP bribed voters - High Court". RNZ. 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  4. ^ "Solomons only woman MP gets ministerial portfolio". RNZ. 2018-10-18. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  5. ^ a b Baker, Kerryn (2019). "Women's Candidacy and the Power of Incumbency in the 2019 Solomon Islands Election". In Brief. 2019 (18). ANU Department of Pacific Affairs. ISSN 2209-9549.
  6. ^ Baker, Kerryn (2018-10-02). "'What did the winning candidate have that I don't have?': gender, politics and elections in Solomon Islands". Commonwealth & Comparative Politics. 56 (4): 427–445. doi:10.1080/14662043.2018.1517953. hdl:1885/220346. ISSN 1466-2043. S2CID 158722249.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freda_Soria_Comua
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