Alipate Qetaki
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Alipate Qetaki is a Fiji
an lawyer and a former politician, who served as Attorney-General
from May 1987 to September 1987 and against as Attorney General and Minister for Justice in the interim Cabinet
formed by Laisenia Qarase
in the wake of the Fiji coup of 2000
. He held office till an elected government took power in September 2001.
He is the current executive chairman of both the Fiji Law Reform Commission
(since 2003) and the Fiji Law Revision Commission.
Qetaki was appointed by the military regime of Frank Bainimarama to the post of General-Manager of the Native Lands Trust Board (NLTB); a post which he currently holds.
He is a former student of Lelean Memorial
and Queen Victoria School
s in Fiji and holds a LLM from the University of Edinburgh
.
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
an lawyer and a former politician, who served as Attorney-General
Attorney-General (Fiji)
Fiji's chief governmental legal officer is the Attorney General. According to the Constitution of Fiji, the Attorney-General is required to be a qualified lawyer and sits in the Cabinet. The office of the Attorney-General is the oldest surviving executive office in Fiji, having been established...
from May 1987 to September 1987 and against as Attorney General and Minister for Justice in the interim Cabinet
Cabinet (Fiji)
Fiji has the Westminster system - executive authority is vested nominally in a President, but exercised in practice by a Cabinet of Ministers, presided over by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is formally appointed, but not chosen, by the President: the President must appoint as Prime...
formed by Laisenia Qarase
Laisenia Qarase
Laisenia Qarase is a Fijian political figure. He served as the sixth Prime Minister of Fiji from 2000 to 2006. After the military quashed the coup that led to the removal of Mahendra Chaudhry, Qarase joined the Interim Military Government as a financial adviser on 9 June 2000, until his appointment...
in the wake of the Fiji coup of 2000
Fiji coup of 2000
The Fiji coup of 2000 was a complicated affair involving a civilian putsch by hardline Fijian nationalists against the elected government of a non-native Prime Minister, Mahendra Chaudhry, on 19 May 2000, the attempt by President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara to assert executive authority on 27 May, and...
. He held office till an elected government took power in September 2001.
He is the current executive chairman of both the Fiji Law Reform Commission
Fiji Law Reform Commission
The Fiji Law Reform Commission is independent publicly funded commission, which helps develop and review legislation in Fiji. The Fiji Law Reform Commission Act established the Commission in 1979, to serve as an advisory body to the government and Parliament...
(since 2003) and the Fiji Law Revision Commission.
Qetaki was appointed by the military regime of Frank Bainimarama to the post of General-Manager of the Native Lands Trust Board (NLTB); a post which he currently holds.
He is a former student of Lelean Memorial
Lelean Memorial School
Lelean Memorial School is one of the largest co-ed schools in Fiji today. It was established in 1943 and is run by the Methodist Church of Fiji. It is co-located at the Davuilevu Methodist Compound with the and the Young People's Department, which runs training for Methodist catechists...
and Queen Victoria School
Queen Victoria School
Queen Victoria School was opened on 28 September 1908 by His Majesty King Edward VII, and is Scotland's Ministry of Defence school for the sons and daughters of Scottish soldiers, sailors and airmen...
s in Fiji and holds a LLM from the University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
.