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is | Politician | |
Work field | Politics | |
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Birth | 1920 | |
Age | 105 years | |
Politics: | Alliance Party |
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Loloma Irene Livingston (born 1920) was a Fijian artist and politician. Alongside Irene Jai Narayan and Losalini Raravuya Dovi, she was one of the first female members of the Legislative Council.
Political career
A fourth-generation European Fijian, Livingston trained as a nurse. She contested the Western General seat in the 1966 elections as the Alliance Party candidate, and was elected with a majority of over 1,000.
Livingston was a motoring enthusiast and was a member of the North West Car Club. She was also an advocate of adult education, and taught a series of English classes.