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He contested the 1987 election as a candidate for the Fiji Labour Party, and was re-elected. He was appointed Minister of Health, Social Welfare and Women's Affairs in the government of Timoci Bavadra, [3] [7] but was removed from office by the 1987 Fijian coups d'état.
The interim cabinet of Fiji [1] was appointed in January 2007, following the 2006 Fijian coup d'état. [2]The coup deposed the Qarase government on 5 December 2006. The coup leader, Commodore Frank Bainimarama reached an agreement with deposed President Ratu Josefa Iloilo whereby Iloilo would be reinstated as president and Bainimarama sworn in as interim Prime Minister.
The Cabinet of Fiji is a Government body of Ministers appointed by the Prime Minister of Fiji and responsible to the Parliament of Fiji. The Cabinet's constitutional basis is sections 90 to 96 of the 2013 Constitution of Fiji. [1] Cabinet consists of the Prime Minister as chair and a number of Ministers. [2]
The Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation is the government ministry of Fiji responsible for overseeing the well-being of women, children and the disabled in Fiji. [2] The current Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation is Lynda Tabuya who was appointed to the position on 24 December 2022.
The Fijian Government exercises the executive functions and powers within the Republic of Fiji. This article lists spans of government ministries under a prime minister. [1] The distinctive periods of these ministries consist of post-independence, post-2000 Coup d'état, and post 2006 Coup d'état.
Adi Losalini Raravuya Dovi OBE was a Fijian politician and lady of rank in Fiji's chiefly leadership. [1] [2] In 1966 she was jointly one of the first women elected to parliament, serving in the House of Representatives until 1977. She also served as Assistant Minister for Urban Development and Social Welfare from 1975 to 1977.
From 1991 to June 2000, she was the Director for Women and Culture at the Ministry for Women and Culture and Social Welfare, Fiji. [ 1 ] Lomaloma is a particular advocate for a faith -based approach to combating violence against women and children and has contributed to the Anglican church ’s organisational policy of zero tolerance of ...
Following the parliamentary election held on 6–13 May 2006, in which Raj retained his seat with a large majority, Prime Minister Qarase appointed him Minister for Women, Social Welfare, and Poverty Alleviation. This appointment was harshly criticised by Fiji Labour Party leader Mahendra Chaudhry. In a parliamentary debate on 8 June 2006 ...