Sakiusa Tubuna

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Sakiusa Tubuna
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Member of the Fijian Parliament
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Assumed office
14 December 2022
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Political party People's Alliance

Sakiusa Tubuna is a Fijian politician and member of the Parliament of Fiji. He is a member of the People's Alliance.

Tubuna was educated at the University of New England and the University of the South Pacific. [1] He worked as a civil servant for Fiji's Ministry of Agriculture before working as Sub-regional Coordinator for the Pacific for the International Fund for Agricultural Development. [1] In April 2022 he was appointed to the board of the Fiji Crop and Livestock Council. [2] [3]

He was selected as a PA candidate in the 2022 Fijian general election, [4] and was elected to Parliament, winning 2190 votes. [5] [6] On 24 December 2022 he was appointed Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister in the coalition government of Sitiveni Rabuka. [7]

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References

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  2. Iva Danford (6 April 2022). "Sakiusa Tubuna is the new management board member of the Fiji Crop and Livestock Council". Fiji Village. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  3. Frederica Elbourne (7 April 2022). "Sakiusa Tubuna Is A New Board Member At The Fiji Crop And Livestock Council". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  4. Jone Salusalu (11 November 2022). "7 Women And 48 Men For The Peoples Alliance". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  5. Singh, Indira (18 December 2022). "Top 55 confirmed". FBC. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  6. "Sakiusa Tubuna (275)". Fijian Elections Office. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  7. Timoci Vula (25 December 2022). "2022 General Election: Fiji's new Cabinet Ministers and Assistant Ministers". Fiji Times. Retrieved 5 January 2023.