Hon Alitia Bainivalu

Hon Alitia Vakatai Bavou Cirikiyasawa Bainivalu was first elected in 2022 to the Parliament of Fiji, as a member of the People’s Alliance Party, winning 1649 votes.

Bainivalu is from Nabalabalain Ra Province. She worked as a civil servant for the Ministry of Fisheries for eight years, before studying in Japan for a master’s degree in marine science. After returning to Fiji in 2022 she worked for the office of the opposition in parliament. She was one of six opposition staff laid off by SODELPA in the leadup to the 2022 election and she later ran under the banner of the competing People’s Alliance Party.