The Fiji Labour Party,also known as Fiji Labour,is a political party in Fiji. Most of its support is from the Indo-Fijian community,although it is officially multiracial and its first leader was an indigenous Fijian,Dr. Timoci Bavadra. The party has been elected to power twice,with Timoci Bavadra and Mahendra Chaudhry becoming prime minister in 1987 and 1999 respectively. On both occasions,the resulting government was rapidly overthrown by a coup.
Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka is a Fijian politician who has served as Prime Minister of Fiji since 24 December 2022. He was the instigator of two military coups in 1987. He was democratically elected as Prime Minister of Fiji,serving from 1992 to 1999,and again in 2022,leading a three-party coalition. He also served as Chairman of the Great Council of Chiefs from 1999 to 2001,and later as Chairman of the Cakaudrove Provincial Council from 2001 to 2008.
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. Though it claims to represent all Fiji Islanders,it is supported,in practice,almost exclusively by Indo-Fijians whose ancestors had come to Fiji between 1879 and 1916,mostly as indentured labourers. However,in the 2018 general election,the party recorded a considerable change in its support base due to the inclusion of more indigenous Fijian candidates.
Prem Singh is an Indo-Fijian politician and a former member of the Fijian Parliament. He is a member of the National Federation Party (NFP).
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 division of the ruling Alliance Party. He quit the party in 1979 following disagreement with Alliance leadership and later joined the opposition National Federation Party. Vijay Singh was involved in the restructure of the Fiji sugar industry and was a leading member of the Jaycees movement in Fiji.
Ratu Meli Bogileka is a Fijian politician. He was the Secretary of the People's National Party (PNP) up to its decision to merge into the Party of National Unity (PANU) on 5 March 2006. This merger,an affair complicated by several about-turns,saw Bogileka appointed Secretary of the new PANU..
Local elections were held in Fiji on 22 October 2005 to elect the councils of eleven municipalities. In Suva,the elections for the Suva City Council were postponed until 12 November due to the death of two candidates;the death of a candidate in Lautoka also resulted in the postponement of the poll in one of the four wards.
Ilaitia Bulidiri Tuisese is a former Fijian rugby player,business executive,politician,and Cabinet Minister. He is a former captain of the Fiji national rugby union team and later served in Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase's Cabinet from 2000 to 2006. He is chair of the board of the Fiji Sun.
Daniel Urai,also known as Daniel Urai Manufolau,is a Fijian trade unionist and former politician.
Mohammed Tahir is a former Fijian politician of Indian descent. He represented the Labasa Rural Indian Communal Constituency,one of 19 reserved for Indo-Fijians,which he retained for the Fiji Labour Party (FLP) in a byelection held on 6 December 2003 to succeed the late Mohammed Latif Subedar.
The National Farmers Union' (NFU) is one of Fiji's largest trade unions. It was launched in Labasa in July 1978 under the auspices of the Fiji Trades Union Congress,with Mahendra Chaudhry as its first General Secretary. The union was initially based in Vanua Levu but gradually extended its operations to Viti Levu.
James Shankar Singh,MBE was a Fiji Indian farmer,businessman,social worker and politician who served as a Minister in the Alliance Government of Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara. Like many Fiji Indian politicians of the era,he joined the Alliance Party with a belief in mutiracialism,but was disappointed with the Alliance Party's appeal to Fijian nationalism after 1977 and left the Alliance to join the National Federation Party.
Uday Singh Commissioner of Oaths,OBE,JP was an Indo-Fijian landowner,social worker and politician. Hon. Mr Singh was a staunch supporter of former Prime Minister Ratu Mara and the former Alliance Party. The Singh family is the single largest private landowner in Fiji.
Agni Deo Singh is an Indo-Fijian trade unionist,politician,and Cabinet Minister. He served as general secretary of the Fiji Teachers Union (FTU) from 1999 to 2006,and again from 2007 to 2022. After being elected to the Parliament of Fiji in the 2022 election,he is currently Minister for Employment,Productivity and Industrial Relations in the coalition government.
Parmod Chand is a Fijian politician and former member of the Parliament of Fiji. He is a member of the National Federation Party (NFP).
The Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA) is a Fijian political party. The party was formed in January 2013 after the dissolution of the Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua. The party currently has no party leader.
Biman Prasad is a Fijian politician and economist who has served as the leader of the National Federation Party since 2014,and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance since 2022.
Lt Col Pio Tikoduadua is a Fijian politician,cabinet Minister and Member of the Parliament of Fiji. He is the current President of the National Federation Party.
General elections were held in Fiji on 14 December 2022 to elect the 55 members of Parliament. The elections took place following the passage of controversial electoral amendments.
Ro Filipe Qaraniqio Tuisawau is a Fijian chief,politician,and Cabinet Minister. He is a member of the People's Alliance. He is the son of former National Federation Party MP Ratu Mosese Tuisawau and the nephew of former SODELPA leader Ro Teimumu Kepa.
