The Speaker is the presiding officer of the Fijian 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...

. 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 he must qualify for membership. The Deputy Speaker, however, is elected from among members of the House.

The office of Speaker is an essential feature of the parliamentary system, and has proved to be the most durable of all the Westminster parliamentary traditions.

The following persons have held the office of Speaker:

Order	Speaker	Term of office
1.	R. D. Patel	1972–1976
2.	Sir Vijay R. Singh 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...	1976–1977
3.	Mosese Qionibaravi	1977–1982
4.	Tomasi Vakatora Tomasi Vakatora Tomasi Vakatora was a Fijian statesman who held Cabinet office and served as Speaker of the House of Representatives....	1982–1987
5.	Militoni Leweniqila	1987
vacant		1987–1992
6.	Dr. Apenisa Kurisaqila	1992–2000
vacant		2000–2001
7.	Ratu Epeli Nailatikau 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...	2001–2006
8.	Pita Nacuva 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...	2006
vacant		2006–present