The Great Council of Chiefs is a Fijian constitutional body. It previously existed from 1876 to March 2012 and was restored in May 2023.
RatuSir Penaia Kanatabatu Ganilau was a Fijian politician who served as the first President of Fiji,serving from 8 December 1987 until his death in 1993. He had previously served as Governor-General of Fiji,representing Elizabeth II,Queen of Fiji,from 12 February 1983 to 15 October 1987.
Brigadier-General RatuEpeli Ganilau,MC,MSD,was a Fijian military officer and politician. His career previously encompassed such roles as Commander of the Fiji Military Forces and Chairman of the Bose Levu Vakaturaga. On 15 January 2007 he was sworn in as Minister for Fijian Affairs in the interim Cabinet formed in the wake of the 2006 Fijian coup d'état which deposed the Qarase government on 5 December 2006.
Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka is a Fijian politician,sportsman,and former soldier who has been serving 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.
Tovata is one of three confederacies comprising the Fijian House of Chiefs,to which all of Fiji's chiefs belong.
The Tui Cakau is the Paramount Chief of Cakaudrove Province in Fiji.
Kioa is an island in Fiji,an outlier to Vanua Levu,one of Fiji's two main islands. Situated opposite Buca Bay,Kioa was purchased by settlers from Vaitupu atoll in Tuvalu,who came between 1947 and 1962.
Cakaudrove is one of fourteen provinces of Fiji,and one of three based principally on the northern island of Vanua Levu,occupying the south-eastern third of the island and including the nearby islands of Taveuni,Rabi,Kioa,and numerous other islands in the Vanua Levu Group. It has a total land area of 2,816 square kilometers,with a population of 50,469 at the most recent census in 2017,making it the seventh most populous province. The only major town is Savusavu,with a population of 3,372 in 2007.
Elections to the offices of President and Vice-President of Fiji took place on 8 March 2006,when the Great Council of Chiefs met as an electoral college at the Tradewinds Convention Centre in Lami. The Great Council re-elected President Ratu Josefa Iloilo and Vice-President Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi to another five-year term.
AdiLitia Qionibaravi is a Fijian chief and former civil servant and member of the Parliament of Fiji. She is a member of the Social Democratic Liberal Party.
Viliame "Bill" Rogoibulu Gavoka is a Fijian politician and Cabinet Minister. From 28 November 2020 to 2022 he was leader of the Social Democratic Liberal Party,after ousting Sitiveni Rabuka in the SODELPA leadership contest.
Mosese Drecala Bulitavu is a Fijian politician and Member of the Parliament of Fiji. He is a member of the FijiFirst party.
Aseri Masivou Radrodro is a Fijian politician and Cabinet Minister. Since April 2024 he has been the Leader of the Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA).
Tanya Waqanika is a Fijian lawyer and former member of the Parliament of Fiji.
Ifereimi Vasu is a Fijian politician and Cabinet Minister. He is a member of the Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA).
Ratu Atonio Rabici Lalabalavu is a Fijian doctor,politician,and Cabinet Minister. He is a member of the People's Alliance. He is the son of Speaker of Parliament and Tui Cakau Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu.
Filimoni Wainiqolo Rasokisoki Vosarogo is a Fijian lawyer,politician,and Cabinet Minister. He is a member of the People's Alliance.
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.
An indirect presidential election was held in Fiji on 31 October 2024,in which members of parliament elected the president. Incumbent Speaker of the Parliament of Fiji Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu was nominated by Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka following the withdrawal of the previous nominee,President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere.
