National leaders

• See main articles: List of Fijian Heads of State; Governor-General of Fiji
  Governor-General of Fiji
  Fiji became a British Crown Colony in 1874, and an independent dominion in the Commonwealth in 1970. Queen Elizabeth II remained the Head of State, holding the title of Queen of Fiji until 1987, when she formally abdicated following two military coups...
  
  ; President of Fiji
  President of Fiji
  The President of the Republic of Fiji is the head of state of Fiji. The President was appointed by the Great Council of Chiefs for a five-year term under the terms of the now-suspended 1997 constitution. The Great Council of Chiefs is constitutionally required to consult the Prime Minister, but...
  
  ; Vice-President of Fiji
  Vice-President of Fiji
  The Fijian vice-presidency is a mostly ceremonial office. The position was created in 1990, to provide a constitutional successor to the President, in the event of the latter's death or resignation, or of his otherwise being unable to carry out his duties...
  
  ; Prime Minister of Fiji
  Prime Minister of Fiji
  The Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji is the head of government of Fiji. The Prime Minister was appointed by the President under the terms of the now-suspended 1997 constitution....
  
  ; Leader of the Opposition (Fiji)
  Leader of the Opposition (Fiji)
  The post of Leader of the Opposition is a political office common in countries that are part of the Commonwealth of Nations. It did not originate in Fiji but has a long tradition; in British constitutional theory, the Leader of the Opposition must pose a formal alternative to the government, ready...
  
  ; Speaker of the House of Representatives (Fiji)
  Speaker of the House of Representatives (Fiji)
  The Speaker is the presiding officer of the Fijian House of Representatives. At its first session following a general election, the House of Representatives elects a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker. With a view to ensuring impartiality, the Speaker is not allowed to be a member of the House, though...
  
  ; Chairman of the Great Council of Chiefs (Fiji)
  Chairman of the Great Council of Chiefs (Fiji)
  The Great Council of Chiefs is a formal assembly of Fiji's senior hereditary chiefs, along with some representatives of the national government and provincial councils, who may or may not be hereditary chiefs themselves...
  
  ; Premier of the Kingdom of Viti
  Premier of the Kingdom of Viti
  In 1871, Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau, the Vunivalu of Bau, succeeded in unifying the previously warring tribes throughout the Fiji Islands by establishing the Kingdom of Viti, with the support of foreigners...
  
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• Note that the office of Governor-General was constitutionally
  Constitution of Fiji
  The 1997 Constitution of Fiji was the supreme law of Fiji from its adoption in 1997 until 2009 when President Josefa Iloilo purported to abrogate it. It was also suspended for a period following the 2000 coup d'état led by Commodore Frank Bainimarama....
  
   above politics, but it is included on this page as it was a position of leadership.

• Bainimarama, Josaia Vorege (Frank)
  Frank Bainimarama
  Commodore Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama, CF, MSD, OStJ, Fijian Navy, known commonly as Frank Bainimarama and sometimes by the chiefly title Ratu , is a Fijian naval officer and politician. He is the Commander of the Fijian Military Forces and, as of April 2009, Prime Minister...
  
  , military administrator (2000, 2006 - 2007; interim Prime Minister of Fiji
  Prime Minister of Fiji
  The Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji is the head of government of Fiji. The Prime Minister was appointed by the President under the terms of the now-suspended 1997 constitution....
  
   2007 - present).
• Bavadra, Timoci
  Timoci Bavadra
  Timoci Uluivuda Bavadra was a medical doctor who served for one month as the second Prime Minister of Fiji in 1987 and who founded the Fiji Labour Party....
  
   (1934–1989), Fiji Labour Party
  Fiji Labour Party
  The Fiji Labour Party is a political party in Fiji, which holds observer status with the Socialist International. Most of its support at present comes from the Indo-Fijian community, although it is officially multiracial and its first leader was an indigenous Fijian, Dr. Timoci Bavadra. It is...
  
   founder; Prime Minister (1987).
• Beddoes, Mick
  Mick Beddoes
  Mick Malcolm Millis Beddoes, widely known as Mick Beddoes, is a Fijian politician and businessman from Nadi, who has led the United Peoples Party since 2000, and was the Leader of the Opposition at the time of the military coup of 5 December 2006...
  
  , Leader of the Opposition
  Leader of the Opposition (Fiji)
  The post of Leader of the Opposition is a political office common in countries that are part of the Commonwealth of Nations. It did not originate in Fiji but has a long tradition; in British constitutional theory, the Leader of the Opposition must pose a formal alternative to the government, ready...
  
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• Bokini, Ratu Ovini
  Ovini Bokini
  Ratu Ovini Bokini Ratu was a Fijian chief and political leader. Bokini, who held the chiefly title of Tui Tavua, succeeded Epeli Ganilau as Chairman of the Great Council of Chiefs on 21 July 2004, and was reelected to this post for a full three-year term on 27 July 2005.A formal gathering of...
  
  , Chairman
  Chairman of the Great Council of Chiefs (Fiji)
  The Great Council of Chiefs is a formal assembly of Fiji's senior hereditary chiefs, along with some representatives of the national government and provincial councils, who may or may not be hereditary chiefs themselves...
  
   of the Great Council of Chiefs
  Great Council of Chiefs (Fiji)
  The Great Council of Chiefs is a now dormant 1997 constitutional body in the Republic of the Fiji Islands. In April 2007 the council was suspended, due to an unworkable relationship with Frank Bainimarama, leader of an "interim government" which came to power through a military coup in December 2006...
  
   (2004-present).
• Cakobau, Ratu Sir George
  George Cakobau
  Ratu Sir George Kadavulevu Cakobau, GCMG, GCVO, OBE was Governor General of Fiji from 1973 to 1983. A great-grandson of Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau, the King of Bau who had unified all the tribes of Fiji under his reign in the mid-1800s and subsequently ceded the islands to the United Kingdom in...
  
   (1912–1989), Vunivalu of Bau
  Vunivalu of Bau
  Turaga na Vunivalu ni Bau is the Paramount Chief of the Kubuna Confederacy, loosely translated the title means Warlord of Bau or Root of War. The succession to the title does not follow primogeniture, but the candidate must be a high ranking member of the Tui Kaba clan.-A brief history:The...
  
   and first native-born Governor General (1973-1983)
• Chaudhry, Mahendra
  Mahendra Chaudhry
  Mahendra Pal Chaudhry is a Fijian politician and the leader of the Fiji Labour Party...
  
  , first Indo-Fijian Prime Minister (1999–2000).
• Foster, Sir Robert Sidney
  Robert Sidney Foster
  Sir Robert Sidney Foster, GCMG, KCVO was a British colonial administrator, best remembered as the last colonial Governor of Fiji and the first Governor-General of the Dominion of Fiji.-Colonial service:...
  
  , Governor-General (1970–1973).
• Ganilau, Bernadette
  Bernadette Ganilau
  Bernadette Lavenia Rounds Ganilau, born July 5, 1951 as Bernadette Lavenia Rounds, is a Fijian writer, broadcaster, and politician, who recently served as Minister for Labour, Minister for Tourism, Industrial Relations, Productivity and Environment in the interim Cabinet of Commodore Frank...
  
  , writer and United Peoples Party
  United Peoples Party (Fiji)
  The United Peoples Party is a political party in Fiji, whose support base lies chiefly among General Electors - Fiji Islanders who belong to ethnic minorities, such as Europeans, Chinese, Banaban Islanders, as well as multiracial people...
  
   politician; Deputy Leader of the Opposition (2006-present).
• Ratu Epeli GANILAU
  Epeli Ganilau
  Brigadier-General Ratu Epeli Ganilau, MC, MSD, is a Fijian soldier and statesman, who currently heads the National Alliance Party of Fiji. His career has previously encompassed such roles as Commander of the Fiji Military Forces and Chairman of the Bose Levu Vakaturaga...
  
  , Chairman
  Chairman of the Great Council of Chiefs (Fiji)
  The Great Council of Chiefs is a formal assembly of Fiji's senior hereditary chiefs, along with some representatives of the national government and provincial councils, who may or may not be hereditary chiefs themselves...
  
   of the Great Council of Chiefs
  Great Council of Chiefs (Fiji)
  The Great Council of Chiefs is a now dormant 1997 constitutional body in the Republic of the Fiji Islands. In April 2007 the council was suspended, due to an unworkable relationship with Frank Bainimarama, leader of an "interim government" which came to power through a military coup in December 2006...
  
   (2001-2004); founder of the National Alliance Party of Fiji
  National Alliance Party of Fiji
  The National Alliance Party of Fiji is a Fijian political party. It was formally registered on 18 January 2005 by Ratu Epeli Ganilau, as the claimed successor to the defunct Alliance Party, which ruled Fiji from 1967 to 1987 under the leadership of the late Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, Ganilau's...
  
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• Ganilau, Ratu Sir Penaia
  Penaia Ganilau
  Ratu Sir Penaia Kanatabatu Ganilau, GCMG, KCVO, KBE, DSO was the first President of Fiji, serving from 8 December 1987 until his death in 1993...
  
  , Governor-General (1983–1987) and President (1987-1993).
• Iloilo, Ratu Josefa
  Josefa Iloilo
  Ratu Josefa Iloilovatu Uluivuda, CF, MBE, MSD, KStJ was the President of Fiji from 2000 until 2009, excluding a brief period from 5 December 2006 until 4 January 2007 . He held the traditional title of Tui Vuda, the paramount chief of the Vuda district in Ba Province on Fiji's northwest coast...
  
   (born 1920), President (2000-present)
• Ma'afu, Enele
  Enele Ma'afu
  Enele Ma'afu'otu'itonga, commonly known as Ma'afu, was a man of two kingdoms being traditionally a Tongan Prince and a self forged Fijian chief.-A Brief History:...
  
  , Tonga
  Tonga
  Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific...
  
  n Prince
  Prince
  Prince is a general term for a ruler, monarch or member of a monarch's or former monarch's family, and is a hereditary title in the nobility of some European states. The feminine equivalent is a princess...
  
   and Fiji
  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 Chief
  Ratu
  Ratu is a title used by Fijians of chiefly rank. An equivalent title, Adi is used by females of chiefly rank.-Etymology:Ra is a prefix in many titles and Tu is simply "chief"...
  
   (Tui Lau
  Tui Lau
  Tui Lau is a Fijian chiefly title of recent history which was created during the time of Ma'afu and his conquests after Ma'afu was disclaimed as a Tongan Prince by his cousin King George Tupou I. Since the Vuanirewa consider Ma'afu as their own they therefore installed him as the 1st Tui Lau...
  
  ), 19th century.
• Madraiwiwi, Ratu Joni
  Joni Madraiwiwi
  Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi is a Fijian lawyer, politician and was the Vice-President of Fiji from 2004 to 2006. He was sworn in on 10 January 2005, following his nomination by President, Ratu Josefa Iloilo and his subsequent approval by the Great Council of Chiefs on 15 December 2004...
  
   (born 1957), Vice President (2004-present)
• Mara, Ro Lady Lala
  Lala Mara
  Ro Lala, Lady Mara, maiden name Litia Cakobau Lalabalavu Katoafutoga Tuisawau was a Fijian chief, who was better known as the widow of Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, modern Fiji's founding father who served for many years as Prime Minister and President of his country...
  
   (1931–2004), former first lady and Roko Tui Dreketi
  Roko Tui Dreketi
  The Roko Tui Dreketi is the Paramount Chief of Fiji's Rewa Province and of the Burebasaga Confederacy, to which Rewa belongs.-Details on the title:...
  
  ; co-founder of the SVT.
• Mara, Ratu Sir Kamisese
  Kamisese Mara
  Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, CF, GCMG, KBE is considered the founding father of the modern nation of Fiji. He was Chief Minister from 1967 to 1970, when Fiji gained its independence from the United Kingdom, and, apart from one brief interruption in 1987, the first Prime Minister from 1970 to 1992...
  
   (1920–2004), founder
  Father of the Nation
  Father of the Nation is an honorific title given to a man considered the driving force behind the establishment of their country, state or nation...
  
   of the modern Fijian nation. Prime Minister (1967-1992 - with one very brief interruption); President (1993-2000).
• Momoedonu, Ratu Tevita
  Tevita Momoedonu
  Ratu Tatu Tevita Momoedonu is a Fijian chief and has served as the fifth Prime Minister of Fiji twice - each time extremely briefly. Both appointments were to get around constitutional technicalities; his first term of office - on 27 May 2000 lasted only a few minutes. His second term - from 14...
  
  , Prime Minister (twice - 2000 and 2001); Ambassador to Japan
  Japan
  Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
  
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• Nailatikau, Ratu Epeli
  Epeli Nailatikau
  Brigadier-General Ratu Epeli Nailatikau, CF, LVO, OBE, MSD, OStJ, is a Fijian chief and the current President of Fiji. He has had a long career in the Military, diplomatic service, and government...
  
   (born 1941), Parliamentary Speaker (2001-present), former Cabinet Minister, and diplomat.
• Patel, Raojibhai Dahyabhai
  R.D. Patel
  Raojibhai Dahyabhai Patel was an Indo-Fijian lawyer and politician, who was better known as the younger brother of A.D. Patel. To distinguish between the two, he was generally referred to as R.D. Although he lacked his brother's charisma and oratorical skills, he was much loved and admired by...
  
  , Speaker
  Speaker of the House of Representatives (Fiji)
  The Speaker is the presiding officer of the Fijian House of Representatives. At its first session following a general election, the House of Representatives elects a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker. With a view to ensuring impartiality, the Speaker is not allowed to be a member of the House, though...
  
   of the House of Representatives
  House of Representatives (Fiji)
  The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of Fiji's Parliament. It is the more powerful of the two chambers; it alone has the power to initiate legislation...
  
   (1972-1977).
• Qarase, Laisenia
  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...
  
   (born 1941), Prime Minister (2000-present)
• Rabuka, Sitiveni
  Sitiveni Rabuka
  Major-General Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka, OBE, MSD, OStJ, is best known as the instigator of two military coups that shook Fiji in 1987. He was later democratically elected the third Prime Minister, serving from 1992 to 1999...
  
  , military leader and politician. Coup leader (1987); Prime Minister (1992-1999).
• Senilagakali, Jona
  Jona Senilagakali
  Dr Jona Baravilala Senilagakali was a medical doctor and diplomat who was seventh Prime Minister of Fiji. He resigned as Prime Minister on 5 January 2007, but on 8 January he was appointed interim Minister for Health...
  
  , interim Prime Minister (2006-present); installed by military coup
  2006 Fijian coup d'état
  The Fijian coup d'état of December 2006 occurred as a continuation of the pressure which had been building since the military unrest of the 2000 Fijian coup d'état and 2005-2006 Fijian political crisis....
  
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• Seniloli, Ratu Jope
  Jope Seniloli
  Ratu Jope Naucabalavu Seniloli is a Fijian chief who holds the title of Turaga Taukei Naua and who served as Fiji's Vice-President from 25 March 2001 to 29 November 2004, when he was forced to resign following his conviction for treason on August 6 2004, and the rejection of his appeal early in...
  
  , Vice President (2001-2004; convicted of treason.
• Sukuna, Ratu Sir Lala
  Lala Sukuna
  Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna, KCMG, KBE was a Fijian chief, scholar, soldier, and statesman. He is regarded as the forerunner of the post-independence leadership of Fiji...
  
   (1888–1958), the father of modern Fiji
  Father of the Nation
  Father of the Nation is an honorific title given to a man considered the driving force behind the establishment of their country, state or nation...
  
  ; Parliamentary Speaker.
• Takiveikata, Ratu Inoke
  Inoke Takiveikata (Vice-President)
  Ratu Inoke Takiveikata served two non-consecutive terms in the 1990s as one of two Vice-Presidents of Fiji.His first term of office, which he shared with Ratu Sir Josaia Tavaiqia, was from 1990 to 2 June 1992, when he stepped down in favour of Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara...
  
  , Vice-President of Fiji in the 1990s. (not to be confused with an imprisoned former Senator of the same name).
• Tavaiqia, Ratu Josaia
  Josaia Tavaiqia
  Ratu Sir Josaia Tavaiqia was a Fijian chief who served as one of two Vice-President of Fiji from 1990 until his death in 1997. ....
  
  , Tui Vuda
  Tui Vuda
  Tui Vuda is the traditional title of the paramount chief of the Vuda district in Ba Province on Fiji's northwest coast. Currently, the former president of Fiji, Ratu Josefa Iloilovatu Uluivuda holds the title.-References:*...
  
   and Vice-President (1990–1997).
• Waqavakatoga, Taito
  Taito Waqavakatoga
  Taito Waqavakatoga is a Fijian politician and former civil servant who served as President of the Senate from 2001 to 2006, when he retired from that body...
  
  , President of the Fiji
  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 Senate
  Senate (Fiji)
  The Senate of Fiji is the upper chamber of Parliament. It is the less powerful of the two chambers; it may not initiate legislation, but may amend or veto it. The Senate's powers over financial bills are more restricted: it may veto them in their entirety, but may not amend them...
  
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Cabinet Ministers

• See main articles: Cabinet (Fiji)
  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...
  
  ; also Attorney-General (Fiji)
  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...
  
  , Foreign Minister of Fiji, Minister for Fijian Affairs
  Minister for Fijian Affairs
  The Minister for Fijian Affairs is the Cabinet Minister responsible for the preservation of Fijian culture and for the economic and social development of indigenous Fijians. Prior to 1999, the Minister for Fijian Affairs also presided over the Great Council of Chiefs, but since then the Great...
  
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• Both present and former Cabinet Ministers are included. Prime Ministers and other national leaders, however, are not.

• Ah Koy, James
  James Ah Koy
  Sir James Michael Ah Koy, KBE is a Fijian of Chinese and Fijian descent. He is Executive Chairman of Kelton Investments, the IT service provider Datec Group Ltd., Honorary Consul of the Republic of Georgia to Fiji and a board director of forty-six companies. He served as a Cabinet Minister in...
  
  , Minister of Finance (1990s), Senator
  Senate (Fiji)
  The Senate of Fiji is the upper chamber of Parliament. It is the less powerful of the two chambers; it may not initiate legislation, but may amend or veto it. The Senate's powers over financial bills are more restricted: it may veto them in their entirety, but may not amend them...
  
   (2001-present).
• Ali, Ahmed
  Ahmed Ali (politician)
  Dr. Ahmed Ali was a Fijian academic and politician who held Cabinet office several times from the late 1970s onwards. Unlike the majority of his fellow Indo-Fijians, he was aligned with the Alliance Party of Prime Minister Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara in the 1970s and 1980s, and with the United Fiji...
  
   (1938–2005), several times a cabinet minister
  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...
  
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• Baba, Tupeni
  Tupeni Baba
  Tupeni Lebaivalu Baba is a Fijian academic and politician, who founded the now-defunct New Labour Unity Party. Most members of this party later merged with several other centrist parties to form the Fiji Democratic Party...
  
  , Deputy Prime Minister (1999–2000); founder of the New Labour Unity Party
  New Labour Unity Party (Fiji)
  The New Labour Unity Party was a Fijian political party, which broke away from the Fiji Labour Party in May 2001. It was founded by Tupeni Baba, a former Deputy Prime Minister and Labour Party stalwart, who had become dissatisfied with Mahendra Chaudhry's leadership and expressed fears that if...
  
  
• Bale, Qoriniasi
  Qoriniasi Bale
  Qoriniasi Babitu Bale is a lawyer and political leader, who has served twice as Fiji's Minister for Justice and Attorney-General, most recently from 2001 to 2006, when he was deposed in the military coup of 5 December...
  
  , Attorney-General and Minister of Justice (2000-present)
• Banuve, Joji
  Joji Banuve
  Joji Natadra Banuve was a Fijian politician, who served in the Cabinet as Assistant Minister for Local Government, Housing, Squatter Settlement, and the Environment...
  
  , Cabinet Minister.
• Bogileka, Meli
  Meli Bogileka
  Meli Bogileka is a Fijian politician. He was the Secretary of the People's National Party up to its decision to merge into the Party of National Unity on 5 March 2006. This merger, an affair complicated by several about-turns, saw Bogileka appointed Secretary of the new PANU...
  
  , former Cabinet Minister
  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...
  
  , General Secretary of the People's National Party
  People's National Party (Fiji)
  The People's National Party is a former Fijian political party.-Party history:The history of the PNP is representative of the many complex about-turns of Fijian politics: it was formed by a merger of the Party of National Unity and the Protector of Fiji , which were both formally deregistered on...
  
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• Bole, Filipe
  Filipe Bole
  Filipe Nagera Bole is a Fijian politician who hails from the village of Mualevu on the island of Vanuabalavu in the Lau Group. He has long had a reputation as one of Fiji's few politicians untainted by scandal, and is noted for his moderate views...
  
  , former Foreign Minister
• Bulanauca, Mitieli
  Mitieli Bulanauca
  Mitieli Bulanauca is a Fijian politician and former Cabinet Minister.He was educated at Lelean Memorial School in Nausori, Fiji. He graduated from the University of New England, Australia in 1996...
  
  , Senator
  Senate (Fiji)
  The Senate of Fiji is the upper chamber of Parliament. It is the less powerful of the two chambers; it may not initiate legislation, but may amend or veto it. The Senate's powers over financial bills are more restricted: it may veto them in their entirety, but may not amend them...
  
   and former Cabient Minister
  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...
  
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• Bune, Poseci
  Poseci Bune
  Poseci Waqalevu Bune is a Fijian politician, who has served as Deputy Leader of the Fiji Labour Party . From June to December 2006, he served as Minister for the Environment, one of nine FLP ministers, in the multiparty Cabinet of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase...
  
  , Cabinet Minister and Deputy Leader of the Fiji Labour Party
  Fiji Labour Party
  The Fiji Labour Party is a political party in Fiji, which holds observer status with the Socialist International. Most of its support at present comes from the Indo-Fijian community, although it is officially multiracial and its first leader was an indigenous Fijian, Dr. Timoci Bavadra. It is...
  
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• Cakobau, Ratu Sir Edward
  Edward Cakobau
  Ratu Sir Edward Tuivanuavou Tugi Cakobau, KBE, MC was a Fijian chief and statesman.-Life:He was born on 21 December 1908 as the son of King George Tupou II of Tonga and his Fijian "trial wife", Adi Litia Cakobau, who was a granddaughter of Seru Epenisa Cakobau, the King who forged the first...
  
  , Deputy Prime Minister (1970s)
• Cakobau, Ratu Seru Epenisa
  Seru Epenisa Cakobau
  Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau was a Fijian Ratu and warlord who united part of Fiji's warring tribes under his leadership, establishing a united Fijian kingdom.-Background:...
  
  , former monarch (1852–1874)
• Cakobau-Talakuli, Adi Samanunu
  Samanunu Cakobau-Talakuli
  Adi Litia Samanunu Cakobau-Talakuli is a Fijian chief, politician, and diplomat. The eldest child of Ratu Sir George Cakobau , Talakuli has held a number of senior positions in the Fijian government. She was Minister for Fijian Affairs in 1994 and 1995, and was considered as a candidate for the...
  
  : Tailevu
  Tailevu
  Tailevu is one of the 14 provinces of Fiji. One of eight Provinces based in Viti Levu, Fiji's largest island, its 755 square kilometers occupy the south-eastern fringe of the island, along with some central areas. At the 2007 census, the most recent to date, it had a population of 55,692, the...
  
   chief
  Ratu
  Ratu is a title used by Fijians of chiefly rank. An equivalent title, Adi is used by females of chiefly rank.-Etymology:Ra is a prefix in many titles and Tu is simply "chief"...
  
  , diplomat, and Cabinet Minister.
• Caucau, Adi Asenaca
  Asenaca Caucau
  Adi Asenaca Coboiverata Caucau, generally known simply as Adi Asenaca Caucau, is a Fijian politician. She served as Minister For Women and Minister for Social Welfare and Poverty Alleviation from 2001 to 2006, when she became Minister of State for Housing...
  
  , Cabinet Minister
  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...
  
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• Cavubati, Viliame
  Viliame Cavubati
  Viliame Cavubati is a Fijian politician. His first foray into politics was in 1968, when he began working for the then-ruling Fijian Alliance...
  
  , Cabinet Minister
  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...
  
   (1990s)
• Cokanasiga, Joketani
  Joketani Cokanasiga
  Joketani Cokanasiga is a former Fijian politician, who served as Minister for Public Works and Energy in the interim Cabinet formed by Laisenia Qarase in the wake of the Fiji coup of 2000...
  
  , former Cabinet Minister.
• Cokanauto, Ratu Tu'uakitau
  Tu'uakitau Cokanauto
  Ratu Tu'uakitau George Cokanauto is a Fijian chief and politician. He is the scion of a distinguished family, as a son of Ratu Sir Edward Cakobau , and brother of the Parliamentary Speaker, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau.- The 1999 election and aftermath :In the parliamentary election of 1999,...
  
  , former Cabinet Minister.
• Dakuidreketi, Keni
  Keni Dakuidreketi
  Keni Dakuidreketi is a Fijian politician, who served as Minister for Youth, Employment Opportunities, and Minister for Sport 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, then went back...
  
  , former Cabinet Minister.
• Delailomaloma, Nelson
  Nelson Delailomaloma
  Nelson Delailomaloma is a Fijian politician, who served as Minister for Education 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.-References:...
  
  , former Cabinet Minister.
• Deoki, Andrew
  Andrew Deoki
  Andrew Indar Narayan Deoki was a Fiji Indian statesman who served his community as a social and religious leader, a soccer administrator, a member of the Legislative Council in colonial Fiji, a member of the Senate in independent Fiji and as the Attorney General.- Contribution to Soccer in Fiji...
  
  , pre- and post-independence politician; 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...
  
   (1979–1981)
• Draunidalo, Savenaca
  Savenaca Draunidalo
  Savenaca Uluibau Draunidalo , known sometimes by his chiefly title of Ratu, was a Fijian politician, who served in the Cabinet from 2001 to 2006, when a military coup ended his ministerial career. He died in a fishing accident on 22 December 2007, when his outboard boat capsized and hit him...
  
  , Minister for Works and Energy.
• Dyer, Adi Senimili
  Senimili Dyer
  Adi Senimili Dyer is a Fijian politician, who served as an Assistant Minister for Women and Culture in the Prime Minister's Office in the interim Cabinet formed by Laisenia Qarase in the wake of the Fiji coup of 2000. She held office till an elected government took power in September 2001.A...
  
  , former Cabinet Minister.
• Galuinadi, Jonetani
  Jonetani Galuinadi
  Jonetani Galuinadi was a Fijian politician, who served in the Cabinet from 2001 to 2006 as Minister for Agriculture.In the election held in September 2001, he won the Nadroga Open Constituency for the United Fiji Party , defeating the incumbent Inoke Kadralevu of the Fiji Labour Party, and was...
  
  , Minister for Public Enterprises.
• Bernadette Rounds Ganilau
  Bernadette Ganilau
  Bernadette Lavenia Rounds Ganilau, born July 5, 1951 as Bernadette Lavenia Rounds, is a Fijian writer, broadcaster, and politician, who recently served as Minister for Labour, Minister for Tourism, Industrial Relations, Productivity and Environment in the interim Cabinet of Commodore Frank...
  
  , interim Cabinet Minister (appointed January 2007).
• Hatch, Hector
  Hector Hatch
  Hector Hatch is a former Fijian sportsman, politician and civil servant. He represented Fiji as a boxer at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia...
  
  , former Cabinet Minister.
• Kaitani, Simione
  Simione Kaitani
  Simione Kaitani is a Fijian politician, who currently serves as Leader of the House, and as such is responsible for the conduct of government business in the House of Representatives. He was previously a Cabinet Minister from 2001 to 2006, serving initially as Minister for Transport and Civil...
  
  , Cabinet Minister
  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...
  
  .
• Kepa, Ro Teimumu
  Teimumu Kepa
  Teimumu Vuikaba Kepa is a Fijian chief and politician. A former students' coordinator at the University of the South Pacific when Kepa chose to enter the University to embark on her Bachelor of Arts Degree and was a principal of Corpus Christi Collegebefore that, until she succeeded her late...
  
  , Roko Tui Dreketi
  Roko Tui Dreketi
  The Roko Tui Dreketi is the Paramount Chief of Fiji's Rewa Province and of the Burebasaga Confederacy, to which Rewa belongs.-Details on the title:...
  
   and Cabinet Minister.
• Korovulavula, Manu
  Manu Korovulavula
  Manu Korovulavula, , is a Fijian political leader and civil servant. A former Senator, Korovulavula was appointed Minister for Transport in the interim Cabinet of Commodore Frank Bainimarama on 8 January 2007. He was also appointed in Ratu Mara's Interim Cabinet after the 1987 Rabuka coup...
  
  , interim Cabinet Minister (2007 - present)
• Kubuabola, Ratu Inoke
  Inoke Kubuabola
  Ratu Inoke Kubuabola is a Fijian politician who served as Leader of the Opposition in 1999 and 2000. He became leader of the Fijian Political Party following its defeat in the 1999 election and the subsequent resignation of its leader, the defeated Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, from Parliament...
  
  , diplomat, former Cabinet Minister, and former SVT leader.
• Kubuabola, Ratu Jone
  Jone Kubuabola
  Ratu Jone Yavala Kubuabola was Fiji's Minister for Finance, a position he held starting in 2000. He also represented 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 in...
  
  , Minister
  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...
  
   of Finance.
• Kumar, Jainend, interim Cabinet Minister (appointed January 2007).
• Lalabalavu, Ratu Naiqama
  Naiqama Lalabalavu
  Ratu Naiqama Tawake Lalabalavu is a Fijian Paramount Chief and politician. He was the Minister for Lands and Minister for Mineral Resources in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase, prior to his resignation on 7 April 2005...
  
  , Tui Cakau
  Tui Cakau
  The Tui Cakau is the Paramount Chief of Cakaudrove Province in Fiji. In Modern Fiji this chiefly title is regarded as the most senior in the Tovata Confederacy, and the third most senior in the country.-Recent history :...
  
   and politician, imprisoned for his role in 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...
  
  .
• Leweniqila, Isireli
  Isireli Leweniqila
  Isireli Leweniqila is a Fijian politician, who currently serves in the Cabinet as Minister for Information and Communications.- Biography :A former businessman and farmer, Isireli Leweniqila is the son of the veteran politician, Militoni Leweniqila....
  
  , Minister for Youth and Sports.
• Adi
  Adi (title)
  Adi is a title used by Fijian women of chiefly rank, namely female members of chiefly clans. It is the equivalent of the Ratu title used by male chiefs. It is in general use throughout most of Fiji, although on Kadavu Island, Bulou is used instead....
  
   Malani, Laufitu
  Laufitu Malani
  Adi Laufitu Malani is a Fijian and political leader. She served as a Senator from June to December 2006, when the Senate was dissolved in the wake of the military coup of 5 December...
  
  , former Senator
  Senate (Fiji)
  The Senate of Fiji is the upper chamber of Parliament. It is the less powerful of the two chambers; it may not initiate legislation, but may amend or veto it. The Senate's powers over financial bills are more restricted: it may veto them in their entirety, but may not amend them...
  
   (2006) and Cabinet Minister
  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...
  
   (2007 - present)
• Mara, Ratu Finau
  Finau Mara
  Ratu Alifereti Finau Mara is a Fijian lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He is best known as the eldest son of former Prime Minister and President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara. Since December 2001, he has held the official position of Roving Ambassador and High Commissioner, representing Fiji's interests...
  
  , lawyer, former Cabinet Minister, and diplomat.
• Matanitobua, Ratu Suliano
  Suliano Matanitobua
  Ro Suliano Matanitobua is a Fijian chief and politician, who currently serves as Minister of State for Fijian Affairs. He was first appointed to the interim Cabinet formed by Laisenia Qarase in the wake of the Fiji coup of 2000....
  
  , Namosi
  Namosi
  Namosi is one of Fiji's fourteen Provinces, and one of eight based in Viti Levu, the largest island. Located to the west of Suva, the Province covers 570 square kilometers...
  
   Chief and former Cabinet Minister.
• Nacuva, Pita
  Pita Nacuva
  Pita Kewa Nacuva is a Fijian politician, who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from June to December 2006, when a military coup deposed the government and resulted in the dissolution of Parliament...
  
  , Minister for Tourism (2005)
• Nagusuca, Nanise
  Nanise Nagusuca
  Nanise Nagusuca is a Fijian politician, who was elected to the House of Representatives in a special election on December 11, 2004. The byelection for the North East Urban Fijian Communal constituency was held to fill a vacancy caused by the death of Filimone Banuve, the previous member...
  
  , Cabinet minister
  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...
  
  
• Nailatikau, Adi Koila
  Koila Nailatikau
  Adi Koila Mara Nailatikau is a Fijian lawyer, who has served as a diplomat and politician.- Family background :Vasemaca Koila Josephine Mara was born in 1953...
  
   (born 1953), Senator, former Cabinet Minister, and diplomat
• Naivalu, Solomone
  Solomone Naivalu
  Solomone Naivalu is a Fijian politician, who served in the Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase's Cabinet as Minister for Health from 2001 to 2006. In the election held in September 2001, Naivalu won the Cunningham Open Constituency for the Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua , and was subsequently appointed...
  
  , Minister for Health.
• Narayan, Irene Jai
  Irene Jai Narayan
  Irene Jai Narayan, was an Indian born teacher and politician, who had a significant influence on politics in Fiji. She came to Fiji, in 1959, after marrying Jai Narayan, a well known school Principal in Suva, and began her career as a teacher...
  
   (born 1932), former Cabinet Minister.
• Navakamocea, Jone
  Jone Navakamocea
  Ratu Jone Navakamocea is a Fijian chief and politician. A member of the Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua Party, he won the Serua Navosa Open Constituency in the 2006 Parliamentary election and was subsequently appointed State Minister for National Planning in the government of Laisenia Qarase...
  
  , interim Cabinet Minister (appointed January 2007).
• Padarath, Lavenia
  Lavenia Padarath
  Lavenia Padarath is a Fijian politician.Padarath won the Nausori Naitasiri Open Constituency for the Fiji Labour Party in the 1999 parliamentary election. She was subsequently appointed to the Cabinet of Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry as Minister for Women, Culture, and Social Welfare...
  
  , Cabinet Minister (1999–2000).
• Qetaki, Alipate
  Alipate Qetaki
  Alipate Qetaki is a Fijian 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...
  
  , former 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...
  
   and Minister for Justice.
• Raj, George Shiu
  George Shiu Raj
  George Shiu Raj is a Indo-Fijian politician, who served as Minister for Multi-Ethnic Affairs from 2001 to 30 September 2004, when he resigned amid accusations of misuse of funds. At the time, he was the only Indo-Fijian minister in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase...
  
  , Cabinet Minister.
• Ratakele, Ratu Talemo
  Talemo Ratakele
  Ratu Talemo Ratakele is a former Fijian politician, who served as Minister for Internal Affairs and Immigration 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 was also a former...
  
  , former Cabinet Minister.
• Rigamoto, Marieta
  Marieta Rigamoto
  Marieta Rigamoto is a Fijian politician. As as independent candidate campaigning for improved roads and hospital services in Rotuma, she won a hotly contested election for the Rotuman Communal Constituency in the House of Representatives in 1999, and was returned with an increased majority in the...
  
  , Cabinet Minister
  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...
  
   of Rotuma
  Rotuma
  Rotuma is a Fijian dependency, consisting of Rotuma Island and nearby islets. The island group is home to a small but unique indigenous ethnic group which constitutes a recognizable minority within the population of Fiji, known as "Rotumans"...
  
  n descent.
• Rokotuinaceva, Ratu Kolinio
  Kolinio Rokotuinaceva
  Ratu Kolinio Rokotunaceva was a Fijian chief and politician, who served as a Senator from 2001 to 2006 as one of 14 nominees of the Great Council of Chiefs...
  
  , former Cabinet Minister.
• Salabula, Losena
  Losena Salabula
  Losena Tubanavau Salabula is a Fijian politician, who currently serves in the Cabinet as Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office. In this role, she undertakes assignments on behalf of the Prime Minister, Laisenia Qarase...
  
  , Cabinet Minister.
• Sauqaqa, Tomasi
  Tomasi Sauqaqa
  Tomasi Namua Sauqaqa is a former Fijian politician, who served in the Cabinet as Assistant Minister for Health from 2001 to 2006. In this capacity, he assisted the Minister for Health, Solomone Naivalu....
  
  , Cabinet Minister.
• Sayed-Khaiyum, Aiyaz
  Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum
  Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum Fiji's Attorney-General, Minister for Justice, Anti-Corruption, Public Enterprises, Industry, Investment, Tourism and Communications...
  
  , interim Attoreny-General (2007 - present)
• Seruvakula, Ratu Semi
  Semi Seruvakula
  Ratu Semi Seruvakula is a Fijian chief and politician, who served as Assistant Minister for Education 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.Seruvakula is the chief of Nasautoka...
  
  , former Cabinet Minister.
• Sharma, Harish
  Harish Sharma
  Harish Chandra Sharma was a Fiji Indian politician who became the leader of the National Federation Party in 1987 and was the leader of the organisation representing most of the Hindus in Fiji, the Shree Sanatan Dharam Pratinidhi Sabha of Fiji.- Early life :...
  
  , National Federation Party
  National Federation Party (Fiji)
  The National Federation Party is a Fijian political party founded by A.D. Patel in November 1968, as a merger of the Federation Party and the National Democratic Party...
  
   leader and Deputy Prime Minister (1987).
• Sharma, Vivekanand
  Vivekanand Sharma
  Vivekanad Sharma was a Fiji Indian politician and religious worker but is best known for his promotion of the Hindi language in Fiji and abroad.-Early life:Dr. Vivekanand Sharma was born in Nadi, Fiji into a cane farming family...
  
  , Alliance Party Senator
  Senate (Fiji)
  The Senate of Fiji is the upper chamber of Parliament. It is the less powerful of the two chambers; it may not initiate legislation, but may amend or veto it. The Senate's powers over financial bills are more restricted: it may veto them in their entirety, but may not amend them...
  
   and academic.
• Sikivou, Semesa
  Semesa Sikivou
  Semesa Koroikilai Sikivou was a Fijian academic, politician, and diplomat.- Education and career :Sikivou graduated from New Zealand's University of Auckland, and went on to become the first Fijian to acquire a post graduate degree from the London School of Economics.He taught at Suva Methodist...
  
  , academic, Cabinet Minister, and diplomat.
• Singh, Anand Kumar
  Anand Singh
  Anand Kumar Singh is a Fijian lawyer and politician of Indian descent. He was born on 8 August 1948 in Bombay, when his family had temporarily moved to India. The family returned from India in 1951 to live at the birthplace of his father, Parmanand Singh, in Yalalevu, Ba...
  
  , Fiji Labour Party
  Fiji Labour Party
  The Fiji Labour Party is a political party in Fiji, which holds observer status with the Socialist International. Most of its support at present comes from the Indo-Fijian community, although it is officially multiracial and its first leader was an indigenous Fijian, Dr. Timoci Bavadra. It is...
  
   Senator
  Senate (Fiji)
  The Senate of Fiji is the upper chamber of Parliament. It is the less powerful of the two chambers; it may not initiate legislation, but may amend or veto it. The Senate's powers over financial bills are more restricted: it may veto them in their entirety, but may not amend them...
  
   and former 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...
  
  .
• Singh, Rajesh
  Rajesh Singh
  Rajesh Singh is a Fijian politician of Indian descent, who briefly held Cabinet office in mid-2006.A protégé of Ratu Inoke Takiveikata, the Qaranivalu of Naitasiri Province, Singh was one of only two Indo-Fijians elected on the ticket of the ruling Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua Party of Prime...
  
  , Cabinet Minister (2006).
• Singh, Sir Vijay
  Vijay R. Singh
  Sir Vijay Raghubar Singh, KBE was an Indo-Fijian lawyer and politician who held Cabinet office in the 1960s and 1970s. Vijay Singh served in Prime Minister Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara's government in a variety of positions, including Attorney-General, and was President of the Indian Alliance, a...
  
  , former Cabinet Minister (not to be confused with the golf
  Golf
  Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
  
  er of the same name).
• Speed, Adi Kuini
  Kuini Speed
  Adi Kuini Teimumu Vuikaba Speed was a Fijian chief and politician, who served as Deputy Prime Minister in 1999 and 2000....
  
  , Deputy Prime Minister (1999–2000).
• Sukanaivalu, Netani
  Netani Sukanaivalu
  Netani Sukanaivalu is a Fijian academic, former naval officer, and political leader, who was appointed to the interim Cabinet as Minister for Education on 9 January 2006....
  
  , interim Cabinet Minister (appointed January 2007).
• Tabakaucoro, Adi Finau
  Finau Tabakaucoro
  Adi Finau Tamari Tabakaucoro is a Fijian politician, who served as Assistant Minister for Women, Culture, and Social Welfare in the interim Cabinet formed by Laisenia Qarase in the wake of the Fiji coup of 2000. She held office till an elected government took power in September 2001...
  
  , former Cabinet Minister.
• Takiveikata, Ratu Inoke
  Inoke Takiveikata
  Ratu Inoke Takiveikata is a Fijian high chief and politician. Since 1997 he has held the title of Qaranivalu, a senior chiefly title in Naitasiri Province...
  
   (born 1949), Qaranivalu
  Qaranivalu
  The Qaranivalu is a senior Chief of Naitasiri Province in Fiji. The Qaranivalu since 1997 is Ratu Inoke Takiveikata. He had played the role of facilitator of the Muanikau Accord between the Fiji Military and coup leader George Speight and his group in July of 2000 that ended the 58 day parliament...
  
   of Naitasiri
  Naitasiri
  Naitasiri is one of the 14 provinces of Fiji and one of eight based in Viti Levu, Fiji's largest island.-Geography and infrastructure:Naitasiri as a province covers 1,666 square kilometers , the Province occupies the area to the north and east of Suva, the capital...
  
  , former Cabinet Minister and Senator
  Senate (Fiji)
  The Senate of Fiji is the upper chamber of Parliament. It is the less powerful of the two chambers; it may not initiate legislation, but may amend or veto it. The Senate's powers over financial bills are more restricted: it may veto them in their entirety, but may not amend them...
  
  . Imprisoned for mutiny
  Mutinies of Fiji coup of 2000
  Two military mutinies took place in connection with the civilian coup d'état that rocked Fiji in 2000, the first while the rebellion instigated by George Speight was in progress, and the second four months after it had ended....
  
  .
• Tavola, Kaliopate
  Kaliopate Tavola
  Kaliopate Tavola is a Fijian economist, diplomat, and politician, who was his country's Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2000 to 2006...
  
  , Foreign Minister (2000-present).
• Tikoinasau, Samisoni
  Samisoni Tikoinasau
  Samisoni Tikoinasau Speight is a Fijian politician, who held Cabinet office as Minister of State for Public Utilities and Reforms, to which he was appointed after parliametary election of May 2006. Previously, he was Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources from 2005 to 2006...
  
  , Cabinet Minister
  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...
  
  .
• Tora, Apisai
  Apisai Tora
  Mohammad Apisai Vuniyayawa Tora is a Fijian politician and former soldier and trade unionist. As a labour leader, he was a fighter for dock workers. As a soldier, he served in Malaya and is currently the President of the Ex-Servicemen's League....
  
  , Senator
  Senate (Fiji)
  The Senate of Fiji is the upper chamber of Parliament. It is the less powerful of the two chambers; it may not initiate legislation, but may amend or veto it. The Senate's powers over financial bills are more restricted: it may veto them in their entirety, but may not amend them...
  
   and former Cabinet Minister.
• Tuisese, Ilaitia
  Ilaitia Tuisese
  Ilaitia Bulidiri Tuisese is a Fijian politician, who currently serves in the Cabinet as Minister for Fisheries and Forests.Tuisese was appointed Minister for Regional Development and Minister for Multi-Ethnic Questions in the interim government that was formed in July 2000 the wake of the failed...
  
  , Minister for Agriculture.
• Tuvuki, Isireli
  Isireli Tuvuki
  Isireli Tuvuki is a Fijian politician, who served in the Cabinet from 2001 to 2006 as Assistant Minister for Agriculture, Sugar, and Land Resettlement. In these roles, he assisted Ilaitia Tuisese, who held these portfolios....
  
  , Cabinet Minister.
• Vakatora, Tomasi
  Tomasi Vakatora
  Tomasi Vakatora was a Fijian statesman who held Cabinet office and served as Speaker of the House of Representatives....
  
  , former Minister and House
  House of Representatives (Fiji)
  The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of Fiji's Parliament. It is the more powerful of the two chambers; it alone has the power to initiate legislation...
  
   Speaker.
• Vosanibola, Josefa
  Josefa Vosanibola
  Josefa Bole Vosanibola is a Fijian politician, who has served as Minister for Home Affairs since 16 December 2004, when he was appointed by Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase to succeed Joketani Cokanasiga...
  
  , Minister for Home Affairs (2005)
• Vuetilovoni, Tomasi
  Tomasi Vuetilovoni
  Tomasi Vuetilovoni, commonly known as Tom Vuetilovoni, is a Fijian politician, who is the current Minister for Tourism and Transport, posts which he assumed following the parliametnary election held on 6–13 May 2006...
  
  , Minister for Commerce (2005)
• Vuibau, Tevita
  Tevita Vuibau
  Tevita Komaidruka Vuibau was born on the 24 January 1956. He is a marine geology specialist and former principal scientific officer in the Mineral Resource Department. In January 2007 he was appointed to the interim cabinet as Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources.-References:...
  
  , interim Cabinet Minister (appointed January 2007).
• Waradi, Taito
  Taito Waradi
  Taito Waradi is a Fijian businessman who has served as President of the Fiji Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He is known as a strong proponent of free enterprise. He has also been outspoken in his calls for moral values to be upheld in business, politics, and society...
  
  , businessman and interim Cabinet Minister (appointed January 2007).
• Wong, Pio
  Pio Wong
  Pio Iowane Wong is a Fijian politician of indigenous and Chinese descent. He served in the Cabinet from 2004 to 2006 as Minister for Local Government, Housing, Squatter Settlement, and the Environment....
  
  , career soldier and Cabinet Minister.
• Yabaki, Konisi
  Konisi Yabaki
  Konisi Tabu Yabaki is a Fijian politician from the southern Kadavu Island. He served in the Cabinet from 2000 to 2006, but lost his portfolios as Minister for Fisheries and Forests after the parliamentary election of 6-13 May 2006...
  
  , Minister for Forests and Fisheries.
• Young, Ted
  Ted Young
  Ted Young is a Fijian politician, who served in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase from 2001 to 2006. He was Minister for Regional Development from 2001 to 2006, when he became Minister of State for Provincial Development...
  
  , Cabinet Minister
  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...
  
   from Naitasiri Province.
• Zinck, Kenneth Vincent
  Kenneth Zinck
  Kenneth Vincent Zinck is a Fijian politician, who served in the Cabinet from 2001 to 2006 as Minister for Labour, Industrial Relations, and Productivity.- Elections of 1999 and 2001 :...
  
  , Minister for Labour, Industrial Relations and Productivity (2001-present).

Colonial era politicians

• This list includes politicians who served in the Legislative Council
  Legislative Council (Fiji)
  The Fijian Legislative Council was the colonial precursor to the present-day Parliament, which came into existence when Fiji became independent on 10 October 1970.-The first Legislative Council:...
  
   before responsible government
  Responsible government
  Responsible government is a conception of a system of government that embodies the principle of parliamentary accountability which is the foundation of the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy...
  
   was granted in 1967, but generally excludes politicians who played a significant role after independence in 1970.

• Buksh, M.S., Legislative Council
  Legislative Council (Fiji)
  The Fijian Legislative Council was the colonial precursor to the present-day Parliament, which came into existence when Fiji became independent on 10 October 1970.-The first Legislative Council:...
  
   Member (1947).
• Chandra, Ami
  Ami Chandra
  Pandit Ami Chandra Vidyalankar came to Fiji, from India in 1927 at the behest of the Arya Samaj, which wanted to improve the education standard of Fiji Indian students and promote Arya Samaj in Fiji. He led a busy life in Fiji, being an educationist, Arya Samaj preacher, labour leader, football...
  
  , Legislative Council
  Legislative Council (Fiji)
  The Fijian Legislative Council was the colonial precursor to the present-day Parliament, which came into existence when Fiji became independent on 10 October 1970.-The first Legislative Council:...
  
   Member (1947–1950).
• Deo, Vishnu
  Vishnu Deo
  Pandit Vishnu Deo OBE was the first Fiji born and bred leader of the Fiji Indians. From 1929, when he was first elected to the Legislative Council, until his retirement in 1959, he remained the most powerful Fiji Indian political leader in Fiji...
  
  , Legislative Council
  Legislative Council (Fiji)
  The Fijian Legislative Council was the colonial precursor to the present-day Parliament, which came into existence when Fiji became independent on 10 October 1970.-The first Legislative Council:...
  
   Member (1929; 1937-1959).
• Hasan, Said
  Said Hasan
  Said Hasan was Fiji Indian member of the Legislative Council of Fiji nominated into the Council by the Governor in 1937....
  
  , Legislative Council
  Legislative Council (Fiji)
  The Fijian Legislative Council was the colonial precursor to the present-day Parliament, which came into existence when Fiji became independent on 10 October 1970.-The first Legislative Council:...
  
   Member (1937).
• Janniff, Ben, Legislative Council
  Legislative Council (Fiji)
  The Fijian Legislative Council was the colonial precursor to the present-day Parliament, which came into existence when Fiji became independent on 10 October 1970.-The first Legislative Council:...
  
   Member (1950-1953).
• Khan, A.H. Sahu, Legislative Council
  Legislative Council (Fiji)
  The Fijian Legislative Council was the colonial precursor to the present-day Parliament, which came into existence when Fiji became independent on 10 October 1970.-The first Legislative Council:...
  
   Member (1959–1963).
• Lakshman, B.D.
  B.D. Lakshman
  Brahma Dass Lakshman was an Indo-Fijian politician, union leader and businessman, who had a considerable influence on Fiji’s sugar industry.- Education and teaching career :...
  
  , labour union organizer and Legislative Council
  Legislative Council (Fiji)
  The Fijian Legislative Council was the colonial precursor to the present-day Parliament, which came into existence when Fiji became independent on 10 October 1970.-The first Legislative Council:...
  
   Member (1940-1944; 1959-1963).
• Maharaj, Badri
  Badri Maharaj
  Badri Maharaj was an Indo-Fijian farmer, politician, and philanthropist. He was the first Indian member of the Legislative Council serving for two periods between 1916 to 1923 and 1926 to 1929 as a nominated member but he was not a popular choice for Fiji Indians, who preferred the lawyer, Manilal...
  
   - first ethnic India
  India
  India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
  
  n member of the Legislative Council
  Legislative Council (Fiji)
  The Fijian Legislative Council was the colonial precursor to the present-day Parliament, which came into existence when Fiji became independent on 10 October 1970.-The first Legislative Council:...
  
   (1917-1923; 1926-1929).
• Manu, A.R., Legislative Council
  Legislative Council (Fiji)
  The Fijian Legislative Council was the colonial precursor to the present-day Parliament, which came into existence when Fiji became independent on 10 October 1970.-The first Legislative Council:...
  
   Member (1956–1959).
• Mudliar, Muniswamy
  Muniswamy Mudaliar
  Muniswamy Mudaliar was a Fiji Indian politician who was a member of the Legislative Council of Fiji from 1932 to 1937. He lost the support of his electorate when he refused to resign from the Legislative Council when the common roll motion was defeated, as had been agreed to before the election. In...
  
  , Legislative Council
  Legislative Council (Fiji)
  The Fijian Legislative Council was the colonial precursor to the present-day Parliament, which came into existence when Fiji became independent on 10 October 1970.-The first Legislative Council:...
  
   Member (1932–1937).
• Narain, Sathi
  Sathi Narain
  Sir Sathi Narain was a Fiji Indian businessman who built up his construction and shipping business through his own hard work.- Family background :His parents had arrived in Fiji as indentured labourers abroad the S.S...
  
  , Legislative Council
  Legislative Council (Fiji)
  The Fijian Legislative Council was the colonial precursor to the present-day Parliament, which came into existence when Fiji became independent on 10 October 1970.-The first Legislative Council:...
  
   Member (1959–1963).
• Patel, A. D., Legislative Council
  Legislative Council (Fiji)
  The Fijian Legislative Council was the colonial precursor to the present-day Parliament, which came into existence when Fiji became independent on 10 October 1970.-The first Legislative Council:...
  
   Member (1944–1950, 1963-1969)
• Prasad, Ayodhya
  Ayodhya Prasad
  Ayodhya Prasad Sharma was an Indo-Fijian farmers’ leader and politician, who formed the most successful farmers’ union in Fiji and forced the Colonial Sugar Refining Company to make concessions to farmers after 60 years of complete control over Fiji’s economy...
  
  , Legislative Council
  Legislative Council (Fiji)
  The Fijian Legislative Council was the colonial precursor to the present-day Parliament, which came into existence when Fiji became independent on 10 October 1970.-The first Legislative Council:...
  
   Member (1953–1959); a founding member of the Alliance Party
  Fijian Alliance
  The Alliance Party, was the ruling political party in Fiji from 1966 to 1987. Founded in the early 1960s, its leader was Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, the founding father of the modern Fijian nation...
  
  .
• Rao, James Ramchandar
  James Ramchandar Rao
  James Ranchandar Rao was one of the three Fiji Indians elected to the Legislative Council of Fiji in October 1929 when Indians in Fiji were given the first opportunity to elect their own representatives...
  
  , one of the first three Indo-Fijian members elected to the Legislative Council
  Legislative Council (Fiji)
  The Fijian Legislative Council was the colonial precursor to the present-day Parliament, which came into existence when Fiji became independent on 10 October 1970.-The first Legislative Council:...
  
   (1929).
• Sharma, Tulsi Ram
  Tulsi Ram Sharma
  Tulsi Ram Sharma was the first Indo-Fijian to qualify as a lawyer. He served one term as member of the Legislative Council and three terms as the President of Fiji Indian Football Association. He was one of the founding members of the Maha Sangh, but his association with farmers' union was short...
  
  , Legislative Council
  Legislative Council (Fiji)
  The Fijian Legislative Council was the colonial precursor to the present-day Parliament, which came into existence when Fiji became independent on 10 October 1970.-The first Legislative Council:...
  
   Member (1950–1953).
• Singh, Chattur
  Chattur Singh
  Chandersen Chattur Singh caused a major sensation in early Fiji Indian politics, when against all odds he defeated A.D. Patel, a well known lawyer and political ally of Vishnu Deo, in the 1937 Legislative Council Election.- Early Political Activities :...
  
  , Legislative Council
  Legislative Council (Fiji)
  The Fijian Legislative Council was the colonial precursor to the present-day Parliament, which came into existence when Fiji became independent on 10 October 1970.-The first Legislative Council:...
  
   Member (1937–1940).
• Singh, C.P., Legislative Council
  Legislative Council (Fiji)
  The Fijian Legislative Council was the colonial precursor to the present-day Parliament, which came into existence when Fiji became independent on 10 October 1970.-The first Legislative Council:...
  
   Member (1963–1966).
• Singh, K.B., Legislative Council
  Legislative Council (Fiji)
  The Fijian Legislative Council was the colonial precursor to the present-day Parliament, which came into existence when Fiji became independent on 10 October 1970.-The first Legislative Council:...
  
   Member (1932–1946)
• Singh, Parmanand
  Parmanand Singh
  Parmanand Singh was one of the three Fiji Indians elected to the Legislative Council of Fiji in October 1929 when Indians in Fiji were given the first opportunity to elect their own representatives. The other two were Vishnu Deo and James Ramchandar Rao...
  
  , one of the first three Indo-Fijian members elected to the Legislative Council
  Legislative Council (Fiji)
  The Fijian Legislative Council was the colonial precursor to the present-day Parliament, which came into existence when Fiji became independent on 10 October 1970.-The first Legislative Council:...
  
   (1929).
• Sukuna, Ratu Sir Lala
  Lala Sukuna
  Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna, KCMG, KBE was a Fijian chief, scholar, soldier, and statesman. He is regarded as the forerunner of the post-independence leadership of Fiji...
  
   (1888–1958) - Tui Lau
  Tui Lau
  Tui Lau is a Fijian chiefly title of recent history which was created during the time of Ma'afu and his conquests after Ma'afu was disclaimed as a Tongan Prince by his cousin King George Tupou I. Since the Vuanirewa consider Ma'afu as their own they therefore installed him as the 1st Tui Lau...
  
  , soldier, first Speaker of the Legislative Council.
• Thurston, Sir John Bates
  John Bates Thurston
  Sir John Bates Thurston was a British colonial official who served Fiji in a variety of capacities, including Premier of the Kingdom of Viti and later as colonial Governor.- Early life :...
  
  , Premier of the Kingdom of Viti
  Premier of the Kingdom of Viti
  In 1871, Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau, the Vunivalu of Bau, succeeded in unifying the previously warring tribes throughout the Fiji Islands by establishing the Kingdom of Viti, with the support of foreigners...
  
   (1874); Governor of Fiji
  Governor of Fiji
  Fiji was a British Crown Colony from 1874 to 1970, and an independent dominion in the British Commonwealth from 1970 to 1987. During this period, the Head of State was the British Monarch, but in practice his or her functions were normally exercised locally by the Governor prior to independence ,...
  
   (1888-1897).
• Tularam, J.B.
  J. B. Tularam
  J. B. Tularam was a Fiji Indian member of the Legislative Council of Fiji elected from the Eastern Constituency in 1937 by defeating Channa Bhai Patel by 14 votes. The constituency was made up of the provinces of Lomaiviti, Lau, Cakaudrove and Macuata...
  
  , Legislative Council
  Legislative Council (Fiji)
  The Fijian Legislative Council was the colonial precursor to the present-day Parliament, which came into existence when Fiji became independent on 10 October 1970.-The first Legislative Council:...
  
   Member (1937 - 1944) representing the Eastern Constituency.

Political party leaders and organizers

• This list excludes political party leaders who have served as Prime Minister or in the Cabinet; they are included under National Leaders.
• Both parliamentary and organizational leaders are included in this list.

• Baba, Jale
  Jale Baba
  Jale Baba is a Fijian businessman and political organizer. A forestry graduate of the Australian National University, he worked for Fiji Pine Limited for more than 20 years, before leaving in 1999 to start his own company- Baba Forests. He also serves as the campaign director of the ruling...
  
  , businessman and General Secretary of the United Fiji Party (SDL).
• Beddoes, Mick
  Mick Beddoes
  Mick Malcolm Millis Beddoes, widely known as Mick Beddoes, is a Fijian politician and businessman from Nadi, who has led the United Peoples Party since 2000, and was the Leader of the Opposition at the time of the military coup of 5 December 2006...
  
  , leader of the United Peoples Party
  United Peoples Party (Fiji)
  The United Peoples Party is a political party in Fiji, whose support base lies chiefly among General Electors - Fiji Islanders who belong to ethnic minorities, such as Europeans, Chinese, Banaban Islanders, as well as multiracial people...
  
  .
• Druavesi, Ema
  Ema Druavesi
  Ema Druavesi is a Fijian political organizer, who currently serves as General Secretary of the Fijian Political Party, officially known by its Fijian name, Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei, or SVT.-References:...
  
  , SVT General Secretary.
• Duvuloco, Iliesa
  Iliesa Duvuloco
  Iliesa Duvuloco is a Fijian politician who leads the Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party, which formed in 1999 through a merger of his own Vanua Tako Lavo Party and Sakeasi Butadroka's Fijian Nationalist Party, both of which championed ethnic nationalism and indigenous Fijian political...
  
  , nationalist politician, leader of the Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party
  Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (Fiji)
  The Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party is a Fijian political party which champions Fijian ethnic nationalism. It is currently led by Iliesa Duvuloco, while Viliame Savu serves as the party's President.- Founding and ideology :...
  
  .
• Koroi, Jokapeci
  Jokapeci Koroi
  Jokapeci Talei Koroi was a Fijian politician. She was currently the President of the Fiji Labour Party and a Senator. She was appointed to the Senate in 2002 as one of 8 nominees of the Leader of the Opposition, Mahendra Chaudhry....
  
  : Senator
  Senate (Fiji)
  The Senate of Fiji is the upper chamber of Parliament. It is the less powerful of the two chambers; it may not initiate legislation, but may amend or veto it. The Senate's powers over financial bills are more restricted: it may veto them in their entirety, but may not amend them...
  
   and President of the Fiji Labour Party
  Fiji Labour Party
  The Fiji Labour Party is a political party in Fiji, which holds observer status with the Socialist International. Most of its support at present comes from the Indo-Fijian community, although it is officially multiracial and its first leader was an indigenous Fijian, Dr. Timoci Bavadra. It is...
  
  .
• Koya, Sidiq
  Sidiq Koya
  Siddiq Moidin Koya was a Fijian Indian politician and Opposition leader. He succeeded to the leadership of the mostly Indo-Fijian National Federation Party on the death of the party's founder, A.D. Patel, in October 1969, remaining in this post until 1977...
  
  , Leader of the Opposition
  Leader of the Opposition (Fiji)
  The post of Leader of the Opposition is a political office common in countries that are part of the Commonwealth of Nations. It did not originate in Fiji but has a long tradition; in British constitutional theory, the Leader of the Opposition must pose a formal alternative to the government, ready...
  
   National Federation Party
  National Federation Party (Fiji)
  The National Federation Party is a Fijian political party founded by A.D. Patel in November 1968, as a merger of the Federation Party and the National Democratic Party...
  
   (1970s and 1980s)
• Nagagavoka, Ratu Sairusi
  Sairusi Nagagavoka
  Ratu Sairusi Nagagavoka is a Fijian chief and political leader from Ba Province. He holds the traditional title of Koronubu na Momo na Tui Ba , commonly abbreviated to Tui Ba Bulu, and as such is one of two paramount chiefs in the Ba district of Ba Province...
  
  , founder and President of the Party of National Unity
  Party of National Unity (Fiji)
  The Party of National Unity is a Fijian political party founded by Ratu Sairusi Nagagavoka in 1998; as of 2006, Nagagavoka is the President of the party. A well-known member of the party was Apisai Tora...
  
   (PANU).
• Naidu, Dorsami
  Dorsami Naidu
  Dorsami Naidu is a Fijian lawyer and politician. On 29 July 2005, he announced his intention to resign as President of the National Federation Party at the party conference on the 31 July, following his being taken in for questioning on assault and indecent assault charges, of which he has since...
  
  , Leader of the National Federation Party
  National Federation Party (Fiji)
  The National Federation Party is a Fijian political party founded by A.D. Patel in November 1968, as a merger of the Federation Party and the National Democratic Party...
  
  
• Patel, Ambalal Deepak
  A.D. Patel
  Ambalal Dahyabhai Patel, better known as A.D. Patel, was a Fiji Indian politician, farmers' leader and founder and leader of the National Federation Party. Patel was uncompromisingly committed to a vision of an independent Fiji, with full racial integration...
  
   (1905–1969), founder of the National Federation Party
  National Federation Party (Fiji)
  The National Federation Party is a Fijian political party founded by A.D. Patel in November 1968, as a merger of the Federation Party and the National Democratic Party...
  
  
• Rae, Pramod
  Pramod Rae
  Pramod Kumar Rae is a Fijian trade unionist and political organizer of Indian descent. He was born in Suva and completed a Bachelor of Arts degree and Post Graduate Certificate in Education from the University of the South Pacific....
  
  , General Secretary of the National Federation Party
  National Federation Party (Fiji)
  The National Federation Party is a Fijian political party founded by A.D. Patel in November 1968, as a merger of the Federation Party and the National Democratic Party...
  
  .
• Reddy, Jai Ram
  Jai Ram Reddy
  Jai Ram Reddy is an Indo-Fijian statesman, who has had a distinguished career in both the legislative and judicial branches of the Fijian government...
  
  , Leader of the National Federation Party
  National Federation Party (Fiji)
  The National Federation Party is a Fijian political party founded by A.D. Patel in November 1968, as a merger of the Federation Party and the National Democratic Party...
  
   (1977-1987; 1992-1999); Judge.
• Singh, Prem
  Prem Singh
  Prem Singh is a Fijian politician and a member of the National Federation Party . An Indo-Fijian, he won the Nadi Open constituency in the election of 2001, becoming the only candidate of his party to win a parliamentary seat...
  
  , former NFP
  National Federation Party (Fiji)
  The National Federation Party is a Fijian political party founded by A.D. Patel in November 1968, as a merger of the Federation Party and the National Democratic Party...
  
   leader.
• Singh, Raman Pratap
  Raman Pratap Singh
  Raman Pratap Singh is a Fijian lawyer and politician of Indian descent. His father, Ram Jati Singh, was a member of the Legislative Council, elected on the National Federation Party ticket. Raman contested the 1994 election on the NFP ticket, winning the Bua Indian seat in the House of...
  
  , National Federation Party
  National Federation Party (Fiji)
  The National Federation Party is a Fijian political party founded by A.D. Patel in November 1968, as a merger of the Federation Party and the National Democratic Party...
  
   leader.
• Telawa, Saula
  Saula Telawa
  Saula Telawa is a Fijian nationalist politician who serves as President of the New Nationalist Party, which advocates indigenous Fijian paramountcy. He has also championed the establishment of Christianity, the faith of most indigenous Fijians, as Fiji's official religion...
  
  , leader of the New Nationalist Party
  New Nationalist Party (Fiji)
  The New Nationalist Party is a Fijian political party with a strongly nationalist platform, arguing for the paramountcy of indigenous Fijian interests and of the Christian faith, professed by the great majority of indigenous Fijians but relatively few Indo-Fijians, who comprise some 38 percent of...
  
  .

Parliamentarians

• See main articles: Senate (Fiji)
  Senate (Fiji)
  The Senate of Fiji is the upper chamber of Parliament. It is the less powerful of the two chambers; it may not initiate legislation, but may amend or veto it. The Senate's powers over financial bills are more restricted: it may veto them in their entirety, but may not amend them...
  
  ; House of Representatives (Fiji)
  House of Representatives (Fiji)
  The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of Fiji's Parliament. It is the more powerful of the two chambers; it alone has the power to initiate legislation...
  
  .
• For the sake of size, this list includes only those parliamentarians that are not included in other categories (Cabinet Ministers, political party leaders, etc.).
• Both present and former parliamentarians are included.

• Ali, Amjad
  Amjad Ali
  Amjad Ali is a Fiji Indian politician. In the House of Representatives he represented the Nadi Urban Indian Communal Constituency, one of 19 reserved for Indo-Fijians, from 1999 to 2006, having held the seat for the Fiji Labour Party in the general elections of 1999 and 2001...
  
  , FLP politician.
• Arjun, Nainendra
  Narendra Arjun
  Narendra Singh Arjun was a Fijian lawyer and politician of Indian descent. In the course of his career, he served as President of the Fiji Law Society and as a member of the Sugar Industry Tribunal....
  
  , former NFP
  National Federation Party (Fiji)
  The National Federation Party is a Fijian political party founded by A.D. Patel in November 1968, as a merger of the Federation Party and the National Democratic Party...
  
   parliamentarian
  House of Representatives (Fiji)
  The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of Fiji's Parliament. It is the more powerful of the two chambers; it alone has the power to initiate legislation...
  
   (d. 2006).
• Arya, Kamlesh Kumar
  Kamlesh Kumar Arya
  Kamlesh Kumar Arya is the president of the Arya Pratinidhi Sabha of Fiji, which is a national organization uniting all the Arya Samajs in Fiji. Initially, he chose teaching as a career and was active within the Fiji Teachers Union...
  
  , FLP politician.
• Babla, Anand
  Anand Babla
  Anand Babla was a Fijian politician of Indian descent. He was a member of the National Farmers Union and Fiji Labour Party , holding the Tavua Indian Communal Constituency from 1992 to 2006. in the House of Representatives...
  
  , FLP politician.
• Bain, Atu Emberson
  Atu Emberson Bain
  Atu Emberson Bain is a Fijian political leader. A leading figure the Fiji Labour Party , she served from 1999 to 2006 as one of 8 Senators nominated by the Leader of the Opposition.Bain is known for her outspoken opinions...
  
  , Fiji Labour Party
  Fiji Labour Party
  The Fiji Labour Party is a political party in Fiji, which holds observer status with the Socialist International. Most of its support at present comes from the Indo-Fijian community, although it is officially multiracial and its first leader was an indigenous Fijian, Dr. Timoci Bavadra. It is...
  
   Senator
  Senate (Fiji)
  The Senate of Fiji is the upper chamber of Parliament. It is the less powerful of the two chambers; it may not initiate legislation, but may amend or veto it. The Senate's powers over financial bills are more restricted: it may veto them in their entirety, but may not amend them...
  
  .
• Butadroka, Sakeasi
  Sakeasi Butadroka
  Sakeasi Butadroka was a Fijian politician noted for his strident ethnic nationalism. Originally elected to the House of Representatives as a member of the ruling Fijian Alliance in the parliamentary election of 1972, he was expelled from the Alliance for his public attacks against the presence of...
  
   (died 2001), nationalist politician.
• Cakobau, Ratu George
  George Cakobau, Jr.
  Ratu George Cakobau, Jr., also known as Ratu Jioji Cakobau, is a Fijian chief and political leader. The son of the late Governor-General, Ratu Sir George Cakobau, who was also the Vunivalu of Bau...
  
  , Senator
  Senate (Fiji)
  The Senate of Fiji is the upper chamber of Parliament. It is the less powerful of the two chambers; it may not initiate legislation, but may amend or veto it. The Senate's powers over financial bills are more restricted: it may veto them in their entirety, but may not amend them...
  
   and possible successor as Vunivalu of Bau
  Vunivalu of Bau
  Turaga na Vunivalu ni Bau is the Paramount Chief of the Kubuna Confederacy, loosely translated the title means Warlord of Bau or Root of War. The succession to the title does not follow primogeniture, but the candidate must be a high ranking member of the Tui Kaba clan.-A brief history:The...
  
  .
• Chand, Dewan
  Dewan Chand
  Dewan Chand is a Fiji Indian educationist and politician who won the Laucala Indian Communal Constituency for the Labour Party in 2006 general election, getting 90% of the votes cast....
  
  , FLP politician.
• Chand, Pratap
  Pratap Chand
  Pratap Chand is a former Fijian politician of Indian descent. In the House of Representatives he represented the Nasinu Indian Communal Constituency from 1999 to 2006. He held the seat, one of 19 reserved for Indo-Fijians, for the Fiji Labour Party in the general elections of 1999 and 2001.Pratap...
  
  , FLP politician.
• Chand, Vijay
  Vijay Chand
  Vijay Chand is a Fiji Indian politician who won the Labasa Indian Communal Constituency for the Labour Party in 2006 general election.Prior to entering politics he was an Information Officer with the Ministry of Information, Fiji....
  
  , FLP politician.
• Christopher, David Ariu
  David Ariu Christopher
  David Ariu Christopher is a Fijian politician of Banaban descent. In 2001 he won the North Eastern General electorate for the Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua of Laisenia Qarase, becoming the first Banaban elected to the Fijian House of Representatives...
  
  , first Banaban Islander elected to the Fijian Parliament
  House of Representatives (Fiji)
  The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of Fiji's Parliament. It is the more powerful of the two chambers; it alone has the power to initiate legislation...
  
   (2001)
• Dimuri, Ratu Josefa
  Josefa Dimuri
  Ratu Josefa Nalumuialevu Dimuri is a Fijian chief and politician, who served as a Senator from 2001 to 2006, when he was elected to the House of Representatives...
  
  , former Senator
  Senate (Fiji)
  The Senate of Fiji is the upper chamber of Parliament. It is the less powerful of the two chambers; it may not initiate legislation, but may amend or veto it. The Senate's powers over financial bills are more restricted: it may veto them in their entirety, but may not amend them...
  
   and chief
  Ratu
  Ratu is a title used by Fijians of chiefly rank. An equivalent title, Adi is used by females of chiefly rank.-Etymology:Ra is a prefix in many titles and Tu is simply "chief"...
  
  . Convicted of involvement in the 2000 coup
  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...
  
  .
• Dobui, Manoa
  Manoa Dobui
  Manoa Dobui is a Fijian politician, who won the Samabula Tamavua Open Constituency in the House of Representatives for the United Fiji Party in the parliamentary election of 2001....
  
  , SDL Member of Parliament.
• Fatiaki, John
  John Fatiaki
  Dr John Charles Fatiaki is a career medical practitioner who was chosen by the Rotuma Island Council to be their representative in the Fijian Senate.- Education and early career :...
  
  , Senator
  Senate (Fiji)
  The Senate of Fiji is the upper chamber of Parliament. It is the less powerful of the two chambers; it may not initiate legislation, but may amend or veto it. The Senate's powers over financial bills are more restricted: it may veto them in their entirety, but may not amend them...
  
   from Rotuma
  Rotuma
  Rotuma is a Fijian dependency, consisting of Rotuma Island and nearby islets. The island group is home to a small but unique indigenous ethnic group which constitutes a recognizable minority within the population of Fiji, known as "Rotumans"...
  
   (2006).
• Gawander, Jai
  Jai Gawander
  Jai Shree Gawander was appointed the chief executive officer of the Fiji Sugar Cane Growers Council on 31 March 2007. He has also been a member of the House of Representatives and research manager at the Sugarcane Research Centre in Lautoka, Fiji....
  
  , FLP politician.
• Gaffar, Ahmed, FLP politician.
• Gounder, Gunasagaran
  Gunasagaran Gounder
  Dr Gunasagaran Gounder is a Fiji Indian medical doctor who rose into prominence when he, as a Fiji Labour Party candidate, defeated the Leader of Opposition, Jai Ram Reddy of the National Federation Party, in the contest for the Yasawa Nawaka Open Constituency seat in the 1999 general election...
  
  , FLP politician.
• Hussein, Azim
  Azim Hussein
  Azim Hussein is a Fiji Indian educationaist and politician who won the Nasinu Rewa Open Constituency for the Labour Party in 2006 general election defeating the John Ali of United Fiji Party , who had formerly held the seat as a Labour Party candidate....
  
  , FLP politician.
• Kanailagi, Tomasi
  Tomasi Kanailagi
  Tomasi Kanailagi is a Fijian Methodist minister and political leader. The former President of the Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma, Fiji's largest Christian denomination, served in the Senate from 2001 to 2006 as a nominee of the Prime Minister, Laisenia Qarase...
  
  , Fiji
  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 clergyman and Senator
  Senate (Fiji)
  The Senate of Fiji is the upper chamber of Parliament. It is the less powerful of the two chambers; it may not initiate legislation, but may amend or veto it. The Senate's powers over financial bills are more restricted: it may veto them in their entirety, but may not amend them...
  
  .
• Kaukimoce, Jonetani
  Jonetani Kaukimoce
  Lt Col Jonetani Kaukimoce is a Fijian politician, who served in the House of Representatives from 1992 to 2006. From 1992 to 1999 he stood under the Fijian Political Party banner...
  
  , Member of Parliament.
• Khan, Hafiz
  Hafiz Khan
  Hafizud Dean Khan is a Fijian businessman, Senator and president of the Muslim League. Appointed to the Senate on 13 July 2005 to fill a vacancy caused by the death of Dr Ahmed Ali, Khan became one of the 9 out of 32 Senators nominated by the Prime Minister...
  
  , businessman and Senator
  Senate (Fiji)
  The Senate of Fiji is the upper chamber of Parliament. It is the less powerful of the two chambers; it may not initiate legislation, but may amend or veto it. The Senate's powers over financial bills are more restricted: it may veto them in their entirety, but may not amend them...
  
  .
• Krishna, James Shri
  James Shri Krishna
  James Shri Krishna is a former Fijian politician of Indian descent. He represented the Labasa Indian Communal Constituency, one of 19 reserved for Indo-Fijians, which he held for the Fiji Labour Party in the parliamentary elections of 2001....
  
  , FLP politician.
• Kumar, Jain
  Jain Kumar
  Jain Kumar was elected the Chairman of Sugar Cane Growers Council of Fiji on 19 January 2007. He replaced Vijendra Autar who had been sacked by the military together with Jagannath Sami and eight board members appointed by the deposed government. Kumar was previously the Vice Chairman of the...
  
  , FLP politician.
• Lakshman, Chaitanya
  Chaitanya Lakshman
  Chaitanya Lakshman is a Fiji Indian lawyer, social worker and politician who served in the multi-party cabinet of the Qarase Government as Minister for Local Government....
  
  , FLP politician.
• Lakshman, Prince Gopal
  Prince Gopal Lakshman
  Prince Gopal Lakshman is a former Fijian politician of Indian descent. In the House of Representatives he represented the Viti Levu South Kadavu Indian Communal Constituency from 1999 to 2006...
  
  , FLP politician.
• Lal, Surendra
  Surendra Lal
  Surendra Lal is a Fijian politician of Indian descent. In the House of Representatives he represented the Vanua Levu West Indian Communal Constituency, one of 19 reserved for Indo-Fijians, which he held for the Fiji Labour Party in the parliamentary elections of 2001 with more than 65 percent of...
  
  , FLP politician.
• Lesavua, Ponipate
  Ponipate Lesavua
  Ponipate Tawase Lesavua is a Fijian politician, who leads the Party of National Unity, which draws most of its support from Ba Province in the West of the country. The former Police officer, who spent 20 years in the Criminal Investigation Department, is an outspoken politician, who has championed...
  
  , Fiji
  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 Senator
  Senate (Fiji)
  The Senate of Fiji is the upper chamber of Parliament. It is the less powerful of the two chambers; it may not initiate legislation, but may amend or veto it. The Senate's powers over financial bills are more restricted: it may veto them in their entirety, but may not amend them...
  
  .
• Madhavan, James
  James Madhavan
  James Madhavan was one of the longest serving politicians in Fiji. He initially was a primary school teacher but when the Maha Sangh was formed in Labasa was one of its earliest members. Unlike, Viti Levu where it was mainly supported by South Indians, the Maha Sangh in Labasa had support from a...
  
  , long-time National Federation Party
  National Federation Party (Fiji)
  The National Federation Party is a Fijian political party founded by A.D. Patel in November 1968, as a merger of the Federation Party and the National Democratic Party...
  
   Parliamentarian.
• Maharaj, Sanjeet Chand
  Sanjeet Chand Maharaj
  Sanjeet Chand Maharaj is a Fijian politician of Indian descent. In the House of Representatives he represents the Viti Levu East Maritime Indian Communal Constituency, one of 19 reserved for Indo-Fijians, which he held for the Fiji Labour Party in the parliamentary elections of 2001 with more...
  
  , FLP politician.
• Malani, Ratu Wilisoni Tuiketei
  Wilisoni Malani
  Ratu Wilisoni Tuiketei Malani OBE, OSTJ, JP was a Fijian chief, medical doctor, and politician. He held the chiefly title of Turaga na Gonesau, or Paramount Chief of the Nakorotubu district in the Province of "Ra" in the western part of Viti Levu...
  
   (died 2005), chief, medical doctor, politician.
• Manufolau, Daniel Urai
  Daniel Urai Manufolau
  Daniel Urai Manufolau is a Fijian trade unionist and politician from Lautoka, who won the Lautoka City Open Constituency in the House of Representatives for the Fiji Labour Party in the parliamentary elections of 2001 and 2006....
  
  , FLP Member of Parliament.
• Masilaca, Asaeli
  Asaeli Masilaca
  Asaeli Masilaca is a Fijian politician, who won the Nausori Naitasiri Open Constituency in the House of Representatives for the United Fiji Party in the parliamentary election of 2001....
  
  , SDL Member of Parliament.
• Matairavula, Irami
  Irami Matairavula
  Irami Ului Matairavula is a Fijian politician, who currently serves up the House of Representatives. He holds the Tailevu South Fijian Communal Constituency, which he won for the ruling United Fiji Party in the parliamentary election of September 2001, defeating the incumbent Esira Rabuno, an...
  
  , Member of Parliament.
• Mupnar, Perumal
  Perumal Mupnar
  Perumal Mupnar is a Fijian politician of Indian descent, who held the Yasawa Nawaka Open Constituency in the House of Representatives for the Fiji Labour Party in the parliamentary election of 2001...
  
  , FLP Member of Parliament.
• Nabuka, Joeli
  Joeli Nabuka
  Joeli Nabuka is a former Fijian politician, who served in the House of Representatives from 2002 to 2006. He represented the Ba East Fijian Communal Constituency, which he won for the ruling Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua Party in a byelection early in 2002, to fill the vacancy caused by the...
  
  , SDL politician.
• Nailatikau, Ratu Dr. Epeli Qaraninamu
  Epeli Qaraninamu Nailatikau
  Note: This article is about Ratu Epeli Nailatikau, the Fijian medical doctor and former Senator. For the Speaker of the House of Representatives, who has the same name, see here....
  
  , medical doctor and Senator
  Senate (Fiji)
  The Senate of Fiji is the upper chamber of Parliament. It is the less powerful of the two chambers; it may not initiate legislation, but may amend or veto it. The Senate's powers over financial bills are more restricted: it may veto them in their entirety, but may not amend them...
  
  .
• Nair, Damodran
  Damodran Nair
  Damodran Nair is a Fijian politician of Indian descent, who held the Tavua Open Constituency in the House of Representatives for the Fiji Labour Party in a by election on 17 January 2004 following the death of the incumbent, Pravin Singh, in an automobile accident in late 2003...
  
  , FLP Member of Parliament.
• Nand, Gyani
  Gyani Nand
  Gyani Nand was a Fijian politician of Indian descent. He was born in Tavua and taught in a number of primary and high schools then worked as a hansard reporter and later as a diplomat in Australia and England before starting his political career.In the House of Representatives he represented the...
  
  , FLP politician.
• Nand, Ragho
  Ragho Nand
  Ragho Nand is a Fiji Indian politician who was also a Minister in the multi-party cabinet following the 2006 election.In the House of Representatives he represented the Tailevu Rewa Indian Communal Constituency, one of 19 reserved for Indo-Fijians, which he held for the Fiji Labour Party in the...
  
  , FLP politician.
• Narayan, Udit
  Udit Narayan (politician)
  Udit Narayan is a Fijian politician of Indian descent. He represented the Lautoka Rural Indian Communal Constituency, one of 19 reserved for Indo-Fijians, which he held for the Fiji Labour Party in the parliamentary elections of 2001 with more than 71 percent of the vote.In 2003, Narayan was...
  
  , FLP politician.
• Nawaikula, Niko
  Niko Nawaikula
  Niko Nawaikula is a Fijian politician, who was appointed to the House of Representatives on 22 June 2005. The Conservative Alliance candidate was declared elected unopposed, after the only other candidate, Ratu Osea Vakalalabure of the United Fiji Party withdrew from the contest, thus averting...
  
  , lawyer and CAMV
  Conservative Alliance (Fiji)
  The Conservative Alliance was a far-right political party in Fiji, and a member of the ruling coalition government. It was commonly known as the CAMV, a combination of the initials of its English and Fijian names...
  
   politician.
• Nanovo, Ratu Sela
  Sela Nanovo
  Ratu Sela Donumaitoga Nanovo was a Fijian Senator from 2001, when he was named to the position by the Great Council of Chiefs on the proposal of the Kadavu Provincial Council, till his death in 2003 at the age of 62....
  
  , Fiji
  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 chief
  Ratu
  Ratu is a title used by Fijians of chiefly rank. An equivalent title, Adi is used by females of chiefly rank.-Etymology:Ra is a prefix in many titles and Tu is simply "chief"...
  
   and Senator
  Senate (Fiji)
  The Senate of Fiji is the upper chamber of Parliament. It is the less powerful of the two chambers; it may not initiate legislation, but may amend or veto it. The Senate's powers over financial bills are more restricted: it may veto them in their entirety, but may not amend them...
  
  .
• Padarath, Lavenia
  Lavenia Padarath
  Lavenia Padarath is a Fijian politician.Padarath won the Nausori Naitasiri Open Constituency for the Fiji Labour Party in the 1999 parliamentary election. She was subsequently appointed to the Cabinet of Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry as Minister for Women, Culture, and Social Welfare...
  
  , FLP politician.
• Padarath, Narendra Kumar
  Narendra Kumar Padarath
  Narendra Kumar Padarath is a Fiji Indian politician who won the Ba West Indian Communal Constituency for the Labour Party in 2006 general election. He is the President of the Poultry Industry Association of Fiji. - References :...
  
  , FLP politician.
• Patel, Vinod
  Vinod Patel
  Vinod Patel is a Fiji Indian businessman, soccer administrator and politician. He is the Chairman of Vinod Patel and Company Limited which owns a chain of hardware shops throughout Fiji....
  
  , NFP politician.
• Prasad, Krishna
  Krishna Prasad
  Krishna Prasad ,was a Fijian politician of Indian descent, who held the Nadi Open Constituency in the House of Representatives for the Fiji Labour Party in the parliamentary election of 2001...
  
  , FLP Member of Parliament.
• Emasi Qovu
  Emasi Qovu
  Emasi Qovu is a former Fijian politician, served in the House of Representatives from 2001 to 2006. A former school teacher, he held the Nasinu Urban Fijian Communal Constituency for the Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua Party from 2001 to 2006, having won the seat in the parliamentary election of...
  
  , politician.
• Raghwan, Monica
  Monica Raghwan
  Monica Raghwan is a Fijian politician. She was elected from the Samabula Tamavua Open Constituency into the House of Representatives in the 2006 elections, defeating United Fiji Party's star recruit, Tupeni Baba. The win also made her one of the youngest members of the House.Monica Raghwan was...
  
  , FLP politician.
• Ragiagia, Mataiasi, politician.
• Ramrhkha, K.C., NFP member of Parliament (1963–1982).
• Ravuvu, Asesela
  Asesela Ravuvu
  Asesela Ravuvu was a Fijian academic and political leader. The Director of Pacific Studies at the University of the South Pacific, Professor Ravuvu was appointed to the Fijian Senate by the Great Council of Chiefs in 2001, to one of the 14 Senate seats allocated to the Great Council...
  
  , Fiji
  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 academic and Senator
  Senate (Fiji)
  The Senate of Fiji is the upper chamber of Parliament. It is the less powerful of the two chambers; it may not initiate legislation, but may amend or veto it. The Senate's powers over financial bills are more restricted: it may veto them in their entirety, but may not amend them...
  
  .
• Reddy, Kamlesh
  Kamlesh Reddy
  Kamlesh Reddy is a Fiji Indian politician who won the Labasa Indian Communal Constituency for the Labour Party in 2006 general election.- References :...
  
  , FLP politician.
• Reddy, K.S., pre- and post-independence politician.
• Ricketts, Tom
  Tom Ricketts (Fiji politician)
  Tom Ricketts was one of the eight nominees of the Leader of the Opposition to the Senate of Fiji after the 2006 elections. 4 January 2008, Tom Ricketts announced as Interim Minister for Tourism Trade and Communications after Interim Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama's 2008 Cabinet Reshuffle-...
  
  , FLP politician.
• Samisoni, Adi Mere
  Mere Samisoni
  Mere Tuisalalo Samisoni is a woman from Lomaloma village on the island of Vanuabalavu in Fiji's Lau archipelago, She also is a Fiji business person and politician, she currently resides in Suva Fiji's Capital.-Politics:...
  
  , SDL Member of Parliament.
• Shah, C.A., pre- and post-independence politician.
• Sharan, Ram
  Ram Sharan
  Ram Sharana politician of Indian descent. From 2001 to 2006 he represented the Macuata East Cakaudrove Indian Communal Constituency, one of 19 reserved for Indo-Fijians, which he held for the Fiji Labour Party in the parliamentary elections of 2001 with more than 75 percent of the vote.In 2003,...
  
  , FLP politician.
• Nair, Vijay
  Vijay Nair
  Vijay Nair was one of the eight nominees of the Leader of the Opposition to the Senate of Fiji after the 2006 elections.- References :...
  
  , FLP politician.
• Sharma, Sachida Nand
  Sachida Nand Sharma
  Sachida Nand Sharma was one of the eight nominees of the Leader of the Opposition to the Senate of Fiji after the 2006 elections. - References :...
  
  , FLP politician.
• Sharma, Vyas Deo
  Vyas Deo Sharma
  Vyas Deo Sharma is a Fijian politician of Indian descent. In the House of Representatives he represents the Vuda Indian Communal Constituency, one of 19 reserved for Indo-Fijians....
  
  , FLP politician.
• Silatolu, Peniasi
  Peniasi Silatolu
  Peniasi Silatolu is a former Fijian politician, who won the Nasinu Rewa Open Constituency in the House of Representatives for the United Fiji Party in the parliamentary election of 2001.Silatolu's success came on his second attempt...
  
  , SDL Member of Parliament.
• Silatolu, Timoci
  Timoci Silatolu
  Timoci Qiolevu Silatolu, sometimes known by his chiefly title of Ratu, is a former Fijian politician.- Political career :As a candidate of the Fijian Association Party, Silatolu was elected to represent the Rewa Fijian Communal Constituency in the House of Representatives in the general election of...
  
  , politician convicted of treason.
• Singh, Agni Deo
  Agni Deo Singh
  Agni Deo Singh is an Indo-Fijian teacher, who has risen through the ranks of the Fiji Teachers Union to become its general secretary. He was also elected to the House of Representatives in 2006....
  
  , FLP politician.
• Singh, Chandra
  Chandra Singh
  Chandra Singh was one of the eight nominees of the Leader of the Opposition to the Senate of Fiji after the 2006 elections. - References :...
  
  , FLP politician.
• Singh, Davendra
  Davendra Singh
  Davendra Singh was a Fiji Indian small businessman and politician who came into prominence when he challenged and defeated the official National Federation Party candidate in a by-election in March 1985....
  
  , NFP-turned-FLP politician (mid-1980s).
• Singh, Gyan
  Gyan Singh
  Gyan Singh is a Fijian politician of Indian descent, who held the Magodro Open Constituency in the House of Representatives for the Fiji Labour Party in the parliamentary election of 2001, taking almost 57 percent of the votes cast.-References:...
  
  , FLP Member of Parliament.
• Singh, Pravin
  Pravin Singh
  Pravin Singh was a Fijian politician of Indian descent, who won the Tavua Open Constituency in the House of Representatives for the Fiji Labour Party in the parliamentary elections of 1999 and 2001....
  
  , FLP Member of Parliament (died 2003).
• Singh, Satendra
  Satendra Singh
  Satendra Singh is a former Fijian politician of Indian descent. He represented the Ba East Indian Communal Constituency, one of 19 reserved for Indo-Fijians, which he won for the Fiji Labour Party in the parliamentary elections of 2001. Prior to his election, he worked a farm advisor for the Fiji...
  
  , FLP politician.
• Singh, Uday
  Uday Singh (Fiji politician)
  Uday Singh is an Indo-Fijian politician, who was a supporter of the pre-coup Alliance Party.-Family:Mr. Uday Singh is Married to Mrs. Viday Wati Singh and has 4 children Anildra, Shalendra, Sharmila Kiran and Sameer Uday Singh.- Politician :...
  
  , Alliance Party politician; MP 1985-1987.
• Singh, Vijay
  Vijay Singh (politician)
  Vijay Singh is a Fijian politician of Indian descent, who represented the Vuda Open Constituency in the House of Representatives for the Fiji Labour Party from 2001 to 2006, having retained the seat at the 2001 parliamentary election with more than 57 percent of the votes cast.In 2003, Singh was...
  
  , FLP Member of Parliament.
• Speight, George
  George Speight
  George Speight , occasionally known as Ilikimi Naitini, was the principal instigator of the Fiji coup of 2000, in which he kidnapped thirty-six government officials and held them from May 19, 2000 to July 13, 2000...
  
   (born 1957), coup leader (2000) and parliamentarian.
• Swann, Ofa
  Ofa Swann
  Ofa Swann is a Fijian lawyer and politician. Originally from Vanua Balavu in the Lau archipelago, Swann served in the House of Representatives from 1999 to 2006...
  
  , NLUP
  New Labour Unity Party (Fiji)
  The New Labour Unity Party was a Fijian political party, which broke away from the Fiji Labour Party in May 2001. It was founded by Tupeni Baba, a former Deputy Prime Minister and Labour Party stalwart, who had become dissatisfied with Mahendra Chaudhry's leadership and expressed fears that if...
  
   politician.
• Tahir, Mohammed, FLP politician.
• Antonio Tanaburenisau
  Antonio Tanaburenisau
  Antonio Tanaburenisau is a former Fijian politician. He won the Namosi Fijian Communal constituency as a candidate of the Fijian Association Party in the general election of 1999....
  
  , Parliamentarian
  House of Representatives (Fiji)
  The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of Fiji's Parliament. It is the more powerful of the two chambers; it alone has the power to initiate legislation...
  
   (1999–2000).
• Tugia, Manasa
  Manasa Tugia
  Manasa Tugia is a Fijian politician, who served as Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2005 to 2006, and as Chairman of Parliament's Justice, Law, and Order Committee...
  
  , former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives
  House of Representatives (Fiji)
  The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of Fiji's Parliament. It is the more powerful of the two chambers; it alone has the power to initiate legislation...
  
  .
• Vakalalabure, Ratu Rakuita
  Rakuita Vakalalabure
  Ratu Rakuita Saurara Vakalalabure is a Fijian lawyer and politician. He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1999 and following the elections after the 2000 political uphevals was a candidate of the Conservative Alliance...
  
  , politician imprisoned for his role in the 2000 coup
  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...
  
  .
• Vakalalabure, Ratu Tevita
  Tevita Vakalalabure
  Ratu Tevita Vakalalabure was a Fijian chief and politician.Ratu Vakalalabure held the chiefly title of Vunivalu of Natewa, one of the three senior titles in Cakaudrove Province. He served as a Senator in the 1990s, becoming President of the Senate before winning the Cakaudrove West Fijian...
  
  , Fijian chief and politician (1927–2005).
• Vayeshnoi, Lekh Ram
  Lekh Ram Vayeshnoi
  Lekh Ram Vayeshnoi, is a Fijian politician of Indian descent. He was one of the youngest members to be elected into Parliament in 1992. He has represented the Nadroga Indian Communal Constituency, which he won for the Fiji Labour Party in the parliamentary elections of 1992, 1994, 1999, 2001, and...
  
  , Fiji Labour Party
  Fiji Labour Party
  The Fiji Labour Party is a political party in Fiji, which holds observer status with the Socialist International. Most of its support at present comes from the Indo-Fijian community, although it is officially multiracial and its first leader was an indigenous Fijian, Dr. Timoci Bavadra. It is...
  
   parliamentarian
  House of Representatives (Fiji)
  The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of Fiji's Parliament. It is the more powerful of the two chambers; it alone has the power to initiate legislation...
  
  .
• Vuiyasawa, Adi Lagamu
  Lagamu Vuiyasawa
  Adi Lagamu Lewaturaga Vuiyasawa is a Fijian businesswoman and politician. On 4 November 2005, she was appointed to the Senate to complete the unexpired term of her de facto husband, Ratu Inoke Takiveikata, who forfeited his seat owing to his imprisonment on charges related to his role in an army...
  
  , businesswoman and Senator
  Senate (Fiji)
  The Senate of Fiji is the upper chamber of Parliament. It is the less powerful of the two chambers; it may not initiate legislation, but may amend or veto it. The Senate's powers over financial bills are more restricted: it may veto them in their entirety, but may not amend them...
  
  .
• Vula, Josateki
  Josateki Vula
  Josateki Vula is a former Fijian politician, who served in the House of Representatives from 2001 to 2006. He represented the Bua Fijian Communal Constituency, which he won for the Conservative Alliance in the parliamentary election of September 2001, defeating the incumbent, Mitieli Bulanauca of...
  
  , politician.

Municipal politicians

• Bala, Praveen
  Praveen Bala
  Praveen Kumar Bala is the current Special Administrator of Lautoka. He is a former President of the Fiji Local Government Association and a former Mayor of the Fijian town of Ba.-Pre-Coup:Bala was first elected Mayor of Ba in 1996...
  
  , Mayor
  Mayor
  In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
  
   of Ba Town.
• Jaduram, Paul, former Mayor of Labasa
  Labasa
  Labasa is a town in Fiji with a population of 27,949 at the most recent census held in 2007.Labasa is located in Macuata Province, in the north-eastern part of the island of Vanua Levu, and is the largest town on the island. The town itself is located on a delta formed by three rivers - the...
  
  .
• Managreve, Injimo
  Injimo Managreve
  Injimo Managreve was the Chairman of the Council of Rotuma, the legislative body for the Fijian island dependency which enjoys a considerable degree of local autonomy.-Biography:...
  
  , Chairman of the Council of Rotuma
  Council of Rotuma
  The Council of Rotuma is a municipal body on the island of Rotuma, a Fijian dependency. Owing to the unique character of Rotuma, the powers of this council are greater than those of other municipal bodies in Fiji and in some ways it approximates a legislative body, though it is in every way...
  
  .
• Umaria, Chandu, former Lord Mayor of Suva.
• Volavola, Ratu Peni
  Peni Volavola
  Captain Ratu Peni Volavola is the Lord Mayor of the Fijian capital of Suva.Volavola, a Councillor representing the Tamavua ward, was elected Lord Mayor in 2003, under a memorandum of understanding between of his United Fiji Party and the National Federation Party of his predecessor, Chandu...
  
  , Lord Mayor of Suva
  Suva
  Suva features a tropical rainforest climate under the Koppen climate classification. The city sees a copious amount of precipitation during the course of the year. Suva averages 3,000 mm of precipitation annually with its driest month, July averaging 125 mm of rain per year. In fact,...
  
  .
• Williams, Josephine, businesswoman and former Mayor
  Mayor
  In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
  
   of Nadi
  Nadi
  Nadi is the third-largest conurbation in Fiji. It is located on the western side of the main island of Viti Levu, and had a population of 42,284 at the most recent census, in 2007. Nadi is multiracial with many of its inhabitants Indian or Fijian, along with a large transient population of foreign...
  
  (1999–2001).