Taufa Vakatale

Taufa Vakatale
Deputy Prime Minister of Fiji
In office
August 1997 – 1999
Prime MinisterSitiveni Rabuka
Personal details
Born(1938-06-23)23 June 1938
Died(2023-06-24)24 June 2023

Mereia Taufa Vakatale, O.F.[1] (1 February 1938[2] – 24 June 2023) was a Fijian politician and educator. She served in the Cabinet of Fiji under the Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) during 1993–1995 and 1997–1999.[1] In 1997, she became Fiji's first female Deputy Prime Minister.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b Toren, Christina (June 23, 2009). "Taufa Vakatale". Centre for Pacific Studies, University of St Andrews. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  2. ^ "Vakatale defied all odds".
  3. ^ Lal, Brij V. (2015). Historical Dictionary of Fiji. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-8108-7902-7.
  4. ^ Lata, Shireen (March 28, 2014). "We need more women politicians: Vakatale". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 12, 2017.