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The Senate was expanded to 34 members appointed by the president for four-year terms, with half retiring every two years. The president appointed 24 senators on the nomination of the Great Council of Chiefs, 1 on the nomination of the Council of Rotuma, and a further 9 at his own discretion from the Indo-Fijian and minority communities. This ...
Aziz took the office of Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2004. He left the office at the end of the parliamentary term, in November 2007, and became the first Prime Minister of Pakistan who left the seat after completion of parliamentary term. [33] (C) Office vacant: Muhammad Mian Soomro served as caretaker prime minister in the interim ...
Prime Ministers and other national leaders, however, are not. Ah Koy, James, Minister of Finance (1990s), Senator (2001–present). Ali, Ahmed (1938–2005), several times a cabinet minister. Baba, Tupeni, Deputy Prime Minister (1999–2000); founder of the New Labour Unity Party; Bale, Manoa, former Cabinet Minister (1999–2000) Fiji Labour ...
The Senate of Fiji existed from 1972 to 2013. Effectively, it functioned from 1972 to 1987, 1992 to 2000, and 2001 to 2006. ... Presidents of the Senate (Fiji) (7 P ...
Mara previously served as Fiji's first and only chief minister, from 20 September 1967 (while Fiji still was a British colony). Mara's first term as prime minister lasted until 13 April 1987. He returned to the office for the second term on 5 December 1987, serving until 2 June 1992. As of 2014, Mara is the longest-serving prime minister of Fiji.
This article lists the heads of state of Fiji, from the establishment of the Kingdom of Fiji in 1871 to the present day. Currently, the head of state of Fiji is the president of the republic, appointed by the Parliament for a three-year term under the terms of the Constitution of 2013. [1] The current president is Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu.
The President was the presiding officer of the Fijian Senate. In the 2013 Constitution , the Senate was abolished, and replaced by a single chamber Parliament . The following persons held the office of President (note that between the first of two military coups in 1987, the Senate did not function until the restoration of constitutional rule ...
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance: Viam Pillay: FijiFirst: Lenora Qereqeretabua: National Federation Party: Sitiveni Rabuka: People's Alliance: Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Climate Change and Environment, Minister for the Civil Service, Minister for Information and Public Affairs: Aseri Radrodro: SODELPA ...