Jale Sigarara

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Jale Sigarara is a Fijian politician, Member of the Parliament of Fiji, and Assistant Minister. He is a member of the FijiFirst Party.

Sigara is from Wainunu in Bua Province. [1] He previously worked as a civil servant, serving 20 years in the Ministry of Forests and 20 years in the Fijian Affairs Board. [2] He retired in 2014, but served as a representative on the Bua Provincial Council. [1] He subsequently ran as a FijiFirst candidate in the 2018 election and was elected with 697 votes. [3]

Sigarara was initially appointed co-assistant Minister for Agriculture, Waterways, Rural and Maritime Development alongside Viam Pillay. [4] Following a Cabinet reshuffle in April 2020, he was appointed alongside Vijay Nath as one of two Assistant Ministers for Disaster Management and Rural and Maritime Development. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Shratika Naidu (19 November 2018). "Farmer Surprised About Transition to Politics". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. Fonua Talei (23 November 2018). "Sigarara Too Excited To Sleep". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. "2018 General Elections Dashboard". Fiji Elections Office. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  4. Netani Rika (22 November 2018). "New faces in Fiji cabinet". Islands Business. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. Naveel Krishant (17 April 2020). "PM announces cabinet reshuffle, Faiyaz Koya sworn in as Minister for Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport". Fiji Village. Retrieved 2 June 2020.