Cakaudrove has proved to be one of Fiji's most influential provinces.
Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau, Fiji's last
Governor-General and first
President, held the
chiefly title of
Tui Cakau, with Cakaudrove as his traditional
fiefdom. Former
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is also from Cakaudrove. The present
Tui Cakau, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu, is serving as the
President of Fiji. The CAMV politicians
Ratu Rakuita Vakalalabure and
Manasa Tugia also hail from Cakaudrove.
Ratu Epeli Ganilau, a son of Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau leads another significant political party, the
National Alliance Party.
Ratu Jone Yavala Kubuabola is Fiji's Minister for Finance, a position he has held since 2000. He also represents the South West Urban Fijian Communal constituencies in the House of Representatives, to which he was elected as a candidate of the Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) in 2001. He was also a former Governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji.
Ratu Inoke Kubuabola is a Fijian politician who served as Leader of the Opposition in 1999 and 2000. He became leader of the
Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) following its defeat in the
1999 election and the subsequent resignation of its leader, the defeated
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, from Parliament. The Kubuabola family is a branch of the
Ai Sokula clan, to which the present Tui Cakau and former Cabinet Minister
Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu also belongs. Cakaudrove is administered by the
Cakaudrove Provincial Council. == Archaeological sites ==