Lavinia Padarath
Encyclopedia
Lavinia Padarath was one of the eight nominees of the Leader of the Opposition
to the Senate of Fiji
after the 2006 elections. She had previously served in the House of Representatives
and Cabinet
in the Mahendra Chaudhry
government, from 1999 to 2000. Padarath is the mother of media figure and sometime political candidate Ben Padarath
.
Leader of the Opposition (Fiji)
The post of Leader of the Opposition is a political office common in countries that are part of the Commonwealth of Nations. It did not originate in Fiji but has a long tradition; in British constitutional theory, the Leader of the Opposition must pose a formal alternative to the government, ready...
to the Senate of Fiji
Senate (Fiji)
The Senate of Fiji is the upper chamber of Parliament. It is the less powerful of the two chambers; it may not initiate legislation, but may amend or veto it. The Senate's powers over financial bills are more restricted: it may veto them in their entirety, but may not amend them...
after the 2006 elections. She had previously served in the House of Representatives
House of Representatives (Fiji)
The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of Fiji's Parliament. It is the more powerful of the two chambers; it alone has the power to initiate legislation...
and Cabinet
Cabinet (Fiji)
Fiji has the Westminster system - executive authority is vested nominally in a President, but exercised in practice by a Cabinet of Ministers, presided over by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is formally appointed, but not chosen, by the President: the President must appoint as Prime...
in the Mahendra Chaudhry
Mahendra Chaudhry
Mahendra Pal Chaudhry is a Fijian politician and the leader of the Fiji Labour Party...
government, from 1999 to 2000. Padarath is the mother of media figure and sometime political candidate Ben Padarath
Ben Padarath
Benjamin Wainiqolo Padarath is a former political candidate in Fiji, who served a prison sentence at Korovou Prison from 2006 to 2007 for manslaughter. He is continuing to serve the sentence extramurally.- Political foray :...
.