The Honourable
Freda Soria Comua
MP
Comua (left) shakes hand with the President of Republic of China (Taiwan), Tsai Ing-wen inside the House of Parliament of National Parliament of the Solomon Islands on 11 November 2017.
Comua (left) shakes hand with the President of Republic of China (Taiwan), Tsai Ing-wen inside the House of Parliament of National Parliament of Solomon Islands on 11 November 2017.
Member of the Solomon Islands Parliament
for Temotu Vatud
In office
19 November 2014 – 8 October 2018
Assumed office
3 April 2019
Minister of Women, Youth, and Children's Affairs
In office
18 August 2015 – 8 October 2018
Succeeded byLanelle Tanangada
Minister of Rural Development
In office
15 December 2014 – 18 August 2015
Personal details
Nationality Solomon Islands
Political partyKadere Party

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. 1 2 Baker, Kerryn (2019). "Women's Candidacy and the Power of Incumbency in the 2019 Solomon Islands Election". In Brief. ANU Department of Pacific Affairs. 2019 (18). 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.


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