Lorna Eden is a Fijian politician and former Assistant Minister and Member of the Parliament of Fiji
Eden is a board member of the Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association and owner of the Savusavu Hotsprings hotel. [1]
Eden was elected to Parliament in the 2014 election, in which she won 1,869 votes. [2] She was appointed Assistant Minister for Finance, Public Service, Public Enterprise and Trade and Tourism. [3] She was not selected by FijiFirst as a candidate for the 2018 election. [4]
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