Jioji Konrote, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jioji Konrote

Fijian politician

Date of Birth: 26-Dec-1947

Place of Birth: Rotuma Island, Rotuma, Fiji

Profession: politician, military officer, diplomat

Nationality: Fiji

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Jioji Konousi "George" Konrote, OF, MC (born 26 December 1947) is a Fijian politician and retired Major-General of the Fiji Military who has been President of Fiji since 2015.
After commanding a peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, Konrote served as Fiji's High Commissioner to Australia from 2001 to 2006, as Minister of State for Immigration briefly in 2006, and as Minister for Employment Opportunities, Productivity and Industrial Relations from 2014 to 2015.
He is the first non-iTaukei president and the first Seventh-day Adventist to be elected by parliament, as previous presidents were selected by the Great Council of Chiefs.