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In the 2014 election she received 2,296 votes and was elected to parliament as the 14th highest-polling Fiji First candidate. [10] She resigned her seat immediately following the election in order to become Speaker, the first Fijian woman to hold the position. [11] Her place as an MP was taken by Laisenia Tuitubou. She was formally elected ...
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:
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 ...
Ratu Epeli GANILAU, Chairman of the Great Council of Chiefs (2001–2004); founder of the National Alliance Party of Fiji. Ganilau, Ratu Sir Penaia, Governor-General (1983–1987) and President (1987–1993). Iloilo, Ratu Josefa (born 1920), President (2000–present) Luveni, Jiko, dentist and AIDS campaigner; Speaker of the Parliament of Fiji ...
In the 2018 elections she was the highest-polling woman and 5th highest overall candidate. [13] She gave her first speech to parliament on 30 November 2018. [14] In March 2020 she was arrested and charged with breaching the Public Order Act over social media comments about the government's Covid-19 response.
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]
Many women have been elected to parliaments around the world, starting around the first quarter of 20th century. Some of them were entrusted to take the position of Speaker of the parliament. In government, unicameralism (Latin uni, one + camera, chamber) is the practice of having one legislative or parliamentary chamber. Thus, a unicameral ...
Women in Fiji live in or are from the Republic of Fiji. On March 8, 2007, The Fiji Times ONLINE described Fijian women as playing an important role in the fields of economic and social development in Fijian society. The women of the Republic of Fiji are the "driving force" in health service as nurses and medical doctors.