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The current 55 elected members of the Parliament of Fiji were elected on 14 December 2022 in the 2022 general election. Member [1] Party Notes Rosy Akbar: FijiFirst:
During the election campaign she campaigned for a higher minimum wage and promised to be a "voice for employees" in parliament. [10] [11] She also represented SODELPA leader Sitiveni Rabuka in his electoral fraud trial. [12] In the 2018 elections she was the highest-polling woman and 5th highest overall candidate. [13]
Rosy Sofia Akbar is a Fijian politician and former Member of the Parliament of Fiji who served as the Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation from 2021 to 2022. [1] [2] She is originally from Ba and before entering politics she was Vice-Principal of A.D. Patel College. [3]
From 1970–2013, the Parliament of Fiji was bicameral with a House of Representatives and a Senate. From 2013, the Parliament of Fiji is a unicameral body.
During the election campaign she advocated for women's rights and more women in parliament. [8] She won 1811 votes, winning the NFP's third seat in parliament. [9] As an MP she advocated for a more professional media [10] and the restoration of democracy in local government, [11] as well as for the use of the Fijian language in parliament. [12]
In January 2020, Vuniwaqa announced that Fiji embark on an historic mission to develop a National Action Plan (NAP) to Prevent Violence Against all Women and Girls (2021-2026), making it the first Pacific Island Country, and one of the only two countries globally along with Australia, to have a whole of government and whole of community ...
The Parliament of Fiji consists of 55 members (plus a speaker) and is led by the prime minister, who is the leader of the largest party of government. The current Parliament was elected in the 2022 election , with a coalition of the People's Alliance , the National Federation Party (NFP), and the Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA ...
51 elected members of the Parliament of Fiji were elected on 14 November 2018. They served until the 2022 general election. ... Source: Fiji Times [2] [3] [4]