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Motarilavoa Hilda Lini, 'a trailblazer' for Vanuatu women in politics, has died
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| Contributor | Juan Croniqueur |
| Last Edited | Juan Croniqueur Jun 09, 2025 01:33pm |
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| News Date | Monday, May 26, 2025 09:10:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Motarilavoa Hilda Lini, a pioneering Ni-Vanuatu politician, has died.
Lini passed away at the Port Vila General Hospital on Sunday, according to local media.
Lini was the first woman to be elected to parliament in 1987 as a member of the Vanua'aku Party.
She went on to become the country's first female minister in 1991 after being appointed as the Minister for Health and Rural Water Supplies. She held several ministerial portfolios until the late 1990s, serving three terms in parliament.
She is the sister of the late Father Walter Lini, who is regarded as the country's founding father.
She was a chief of the Turaga nation of Pentecost Island in Vanuatu. |
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