Filimone Jitoko (born 3 October 1949[1]) is a Fijian judge, diplomat, civil servant and an academic.[2] He has been the Speaker of the Parliament of Fiji since 12 November 2024.[1]

Jitoko was born on 3 October 1949, in Kabara, Lau.[2] He graduated from the University of South Pacific and got a bachelor of law degree from Victoria University of Wellington in 1978.[3] He was admitted to the bar in Fiji in 1978.[2]

Jitoko served as legal advisor to the Great Council of Chiefs from 1988 to 1994.[2] He worked as the Solicitor-General of Fiji from 1993 to 1996.[4] Then he served as Fiji’s ambassador to the court of St James in the United Kingdom and was also accredited to the Holy See, Denmark and Israel.[2] He was later as puisne judge of the High Court of Fiji from 2002 to 2009.[4]

Jitoko was appointed as the Chief Justice of Nauru from 2017 to 2021.[3][5] Then he served as president of the Court of Appeal of Fiji from November 2023 to November 2024.[3]

Jitoko was elected as speaker of the Parliament of Fiji on 12 November 2024.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Fiji | Parliament". IPU Parline: global data on national parliaments. IPU.
  2. ^ a b c d e "'Eminent, illustrious and well-respected', PM lauds new Speaker". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation.
  3. ^ a b c Litia Cava Multimedia Journalist. "Jitoko takes helm as President of Court of Appeal". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation.
  4. ^ a b "EXPERIENCED LEGAL MIND APPOINTED TO NAURU SUPREME COURT - The Government of the Republic of Nauru". www.nauru.gov.nr.
  5. ^ Rawalai, Luke (2 February 2021). "Former CJ heads Nauru judiciary". The Fiji Times.
  6. ^ "Speaker of Parliament". Parliament of the Republic of Fiji.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filimone_Jitoko
No tags for this post.