Lt Col Pio Tikoduadua (born 12 September 1966) is a Fijian politician, cabinet minister and member of the Parliament of Fiji.
He was educated at multiple universities including University of New South Wales, the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies in Canberra and the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel after graduating from the Australian Defence Force Command and Staff College in 2006.
Following the 2006 Fijian coup d'état he was one of a number of military officers appointed to senior public service positions.
[3][4] In June 2014, Tikoduadua resigned as permanent secretary to pursue a career in politics, joining the FijiFirst party.
[7] On 11 May 2015 he resigned as Minister due to his failing health as he was suffering from an advanced form of cancer and wanted to spend time with his family and his people in Delasui, Tailevu.
[24] In July 2021 he was one of a number of opposition MPs detained by police after criticising government moves to amend land legislation.
[29] In November 2024, Pio Tikoduadua offered to temporarily step aside as Fiji's Minister for Home Affairs and Immigration to allow an impartial investigation into the unauthorized issuance of passports to members of the controversial Grace Road Church.