The United Fiji Party was a political party in Fiji. It was founded in 2001 by Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase as a power base;it absorbed most of the Christian Democratic Alliance and other conservative groups,and its endorsement by the Great Council of Chiefs (Bose Levu Vakaturaga) caused it to be widely seen as the successor to the Alliance Party,the former ruling party that had dominated Fijian politics from the 1960s to the 1980s. It drew its support mainly from indigenous Fijiians.
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.
Josaia Voreqe "Frank" Bainimarama is a Fijian former politician and naval officer who served as the prime minister of Fiji from 2007 until 2022. A member of the FijiFirst party,which he founded in 2014,he began his career as an officer in the Fijian navy and commander of the Fijian military. Despite being suspended from Parliament,he served as the opposition leader from 24 December 2022 until 8 March 2023,when he resigned and was replaced by Inia Seruiratu.
RatuTevita Momoedonu was a Fijian politician who served as the fifth Prime Minister of Fiji twice –each time extremely briefly. Both appointments were to get around constitutional technicalities;his first term of office –on 27 May 2000 lasted only a few minutes. His second term –from 14 to 16 March 2001 was for two days. He subsequently served his country as Ambassador of Fiji to Japan. Using his chiefly title of "Taukei Sawaieke",he later led pushed for the Yasana of Ba to secede from the Burebasaga and Kubuna Confederacies to form their own fourth confederacy under the Tui Vuda,Ratu Josefa Iloilo,who died in 2011.
RoLala,Lady Mara,maiden name Litia Cakobau Lalabalavu Katoafutoga Tuisawau was a Fijian chief,who was better known as the widow of Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara,modern Fiji's founding father who served for many years as Prime Minister and President of his country. As Fiji's First Lady,Adi Lala took on a diplomatic role,frequently representing her country abroad. She was regarded as a formidable and astute woman,whose influence on her husband was said to be considerable.
RatuNaiqama Tawake Lalabalavu MBE is a Fijian Paramount Chief and the current speaker of the parliament. He had served as the leader of the opposition.
The Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT),occasionally known in English as Fijian Political Party,was a party which dominated the politics of Fiji in the 1990s and was the mainstay of coalition governments from 1992 to 1999.
The Fiji coup d'état of 2000 was a civilian coup d'état by hardline i-Taukei nationalists against the elected government of an Indo-Fijian Prime Minister,Mahendra Chaudhry on 19 May 2000. This was followed by an attempt on 27 May by President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara to assert executive authority,and then by a military coup on 29 May by Republic of Fiji Military Forces Commander Commodore Frank Bainimarama.
RoTeimumu Vuikaba Kepa is a Fijian chief,former Member of the Parliament of Fiji,and former leader of the Social Democratic Liberal Party. She was the first Fijian woman to serve as Leader of the Opposition. She previously held the position of Deputy Prime Minister in the Qarase-led Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) government from 2001 to 2006. As the paramount chief of the Burebasaga Confederacy,she holds the title Roko Tui Dreketi.
The Tui Cakau is the Paramount Chief of Cakaudrove Province in Fiji.
Niko Nawaikula also known as Nikolau Tuiqamea,is a Fijian lawyer,and a former member of the Parliament of Fiji. He is a member of the Social Democratic Liberal Party. In May 2022 he was convicted of giving false information and obtaining a financial advantage and sentenced to three years imprisonment.
Mitieli Bulanauca is a Fijian politician and former Cabinet Minister. He is currently a member of the People's Alliance.
Namosi Fijian Provincial Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji,one of 23 communal constituencies reserved for indigenous Fijians. Established by the 1997 Constitution,it came into being in 1999 and was used for the parliamentary elections of 1999,2001,and 2006.. The electorate was coextensive with Namosi Province.
The Tui Namosi is a chiefly title held by the Paramount Chief of Namosi Province on the main island of Viti Levu,Fiji.
Jale Baba is a Fijian businessman and political organizer. A forestry graduate of the Australian National University,he worked for Fiji Pine Limited for more than 20 years,before leaving in 1999 to start his own company. He also served as the general secretary and campaign director of the Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua Party (SDL).
Ifereimi Vasu is a Fijian politician and Cabinet Minister. He is a member of the Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA).
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.
Maciu Katamotu Nalumisa is a Fijian politician and Cabinet Minister. He is a member of the People's Alliance.
