Mikaele Leawere

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Mikaele Rokosova Leawere is a Fijian politician and Member of the Parliament of Fiji. He is a member of the Social Democratic Liberal Party.

Fiji country in Oceania

Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean about 1,100 nautical miles northeast of New Zealand's North Island. Its closest neighbours are Vanuatu to the west, New Caledonia to the southwest, New Zealand's Kermadec Islands to the southeast, Tonga to the east, the Samoas and France's Wallis and Futuna to the northeast, and Tuvalu to the north. Fiji consists of an archipelago of more than 330 islands—of which 110 are permanently inhabited—and more than 500 islets, amounting to a total land area of about 18,300 square kilometres (7,100 sq mi). The most outlying island is Ono-i-Lau. The two major islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, account for 87% of the total population of 898,760. The capital, Suva, on Viti Levu, serves as the country's principal cruise-ship port. About three-quarters of Fijians live on Viti Levu's coasts, either in Suva or in smaller urban centres such as Nadi—where tourism is the major local industry—or Lautoka, where the sugar-cane industry is paramount. Due to its terrain, the interior of Viti Levu is sparsely inhabited.

Parliament of Fiji legislature of Fiji

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Social Democratic Liberal Party Political party in Fiji

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Leawere worked as a teacher, but resigned his position in order to stand for election.

Leawere contested the 2014 elections as a SODELPA candidate, but was unsuccessful. He entered parliament in April 2015 after the death of SODELPA MP Viliame Tagiveitaua, as the highest-polling unelected SODELPA candidate. [1] A challenge to his election by the government on the grounds that he was disqualified due to working again as a public servant was dismissed. [2] In parliament, he served as shadow minister of Education.

Leawere was re-elected in the 2018 elections, [3] winning 2,354 votes.

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References

  1. ↑ "Judge to rule on Mikaele Leawere's case on Monday". Fiji Village. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "MP Mikaele Leawere to keep his seat". FBC. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  3. ↑ Talebula Kate (18 November 2018). "2018 General Election: SODELPA secures 21 seats". Fiji Times. Retrieved 19 November 2018.


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