Jese Saukuru | |
|---|---|
| Jese Saukuru in 2023 | |
| Minister for Youths and Sports | |
| Assumed office 24 December 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Sitiveni Rabuka |
| Preceded by | Parveen Bala |
| Member of the Fijian Parliament for PA List | |
| Assumed office 14 December 2022 | |
| Member of the Fijian Parliament for SODELPA List | |
| In office 14 November 2018 –14 December 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Social Democratic Liberal Party People's Alliance |
Jese Saukuru is a Fijian politician,and Cabinet Minister. He is a member of the People's Alliance.
Saukuru is from Naviyago village in Lautoka. [1] Before entering politics he was a manager for Ba Provincial Holdings. [2]
He was elected to the Parliament of Fiji as a SODELPA MP in the 2018 Fijian general election and appointed spokesperson for regional development and disaster management. [3] He made his first speech in parliament on 29 November 2018. [4]
In November 2022 once parliament had been dissolved for the 2022 election he resigned from SODELPA and joined the People's Alliance. [5] He contested the election as a PA candidate [6] and was elected with 2759 votes. [7] [8] On 24 December 2022 he was appointed Minister for Youths and Sports in the coalition government of Sitiveni Rabuka. [9]