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v. t. e. Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka[4] CF OBE MSD (Fijian: [sitʃiˈβeni ramˈbuka]; born 13 September 1948) is a Fijian politician, sportsman, and former soldier who has been serving as Prime Minister of Fiji since 24 December 2022. [5] He was the instigator of two military coups in 1987. He was democratically elected as Prime Minister of ...
Mara previously served as Fiji's first and only chief minister, from 20 September 1967 (while Fiji still was a British colony). Mara's first term as prime minister lasted until 13 April 1987. He returned to the office for the second term on 5 December 1987, serving until 2 June 1992. As of 2014, Mara is the longest-serving prime minister of Fiji.
Josaia Voreqe " Frank " Bainimarama CF (MIL) OStJ MSD (Fijian: [tʃoˈsɛia βoˈreŋɡe mbɛiniˈmarama]; born 27 April 1954) is a Fijian former politician and naval officer who served as the prime minister of Fiji from 2007 until 2022. A member of the FijiFirst party, which he founded in 2014, he began his career as an officer in the Fijian ...
t. e. 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]
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Tourism, Minister for Civil Aviation. Esrom Immanuel. People's Alliance. Manoa Kamikamica. People's Alliance. Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for External Trade, Cooperatives and SMEs. Sashi Kiran. National Federation Party. Sanjay Kirpal.
Ali, Ahmed (1938–2005), several times a cabinet minister. Baba, Tupeni, Deputy Prime Minister (1999–2000); founder of the New Labour Unity Party. Bale, Manoa, former Cabinet Minister (1999–2000) Fiji Labour Party. Bale, Qoriniasi, Attorney-General and Minister of Justice (2000–present) Banuve, Joji, Cabinet Minister.
The Prime Minister is elected by Parliament, under the 2013 Constitution of Fiji. Under the former constitution, which was abrogated at the behest of the Military-backed interim government in 2009, the Prime Minister was formally appointed by the President, but had to be acceptable to a majority of the House of Representatives.
The Parliament of Fiji consists of 55 members (plus a speaker) and is led by the prime minister, who is the leader of the largest party of government. The current Parliament was elected in the 2022 election, with a coalition of the People's Alliance, the National Federation Party (NFP), and the Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA) holding ...