Prime Minister of Fiji
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji is the head of government of Fiji. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President. In 2022, Sitiveni Rabuka became the current Prime Minister.
| Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms of the Republic of Fiji | |
| Style | The Right Honourable |
| Seat | Government Buildings, Suva |
| Appointer | President of Fiji |
| Inaugural holder | Kamisese Mara |
| Formation | 10 October 1970 |
| Salary | FJ$ 328,750 annually[1] |
| Website | http://www.pmoffice.gov.fj/ |
List of prime ministers of Fiji (1970–present)
| No. | Prime Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Election | Head of State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime ministers of the Dominion of Fiji | ||||||||
| 1 | Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara (1920–2004) | 10 October 1970 | 13 April 1987 | 16 years, 185 days | Alliance | 1972 1977 (Mar) 1977 (Sep) 1982 | Elizabeth II | |
| 2 | Timoci Bavadra (1934–1989) | 13 April 1987 | 14 May 1987 | 31 days | Labour | 1987 | Elizabeth II | |
| Vacant (14 May 1987 – 5 December 1987)[a] | ||||||||
| Prime ministers of the Republic of Fiji | ||||||||
| (1) | Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara (1920–2004) [b] | 5 December 1987 | 2 June 1992 | 4 years, 180 days | Independent | — | Penaia Ganilau | |
| 3 | Major general (Rtd) Sitiveni Rabuka (born 1948) | 2 June 1992 | 19 May 1999 | 6 years, 351 days | SVT | 1992 1994 | Penaia Ganilau Kamisese Mara | |
| 4 | Mahendra Chaudhry (born 1942) | 19 May 1999 | 27 May 2000 | 1 year, 8 days | Labour | 1999 | Kamisese Mara | |
| 5 | Ratu Tevita Momoedonu (1941–2020) [c] | 27 May 2000 | 27 May 2000 | 0 days | Labour | — | Kamisese Mara | |
| Vacant (27 May 2000 – 4 July 2000)[a] | ||||||||
| 6 | Laisenia Qarase (1941–2020) [d] | 4 July 2000 | 14 March 2001 | 253 days | Independent | — | Frank Bainimarama Josefa Iloilo | |
| – | Ratu Tevita Momoedonu (1941–2020) Acting | 14 March 2001 | 16 March 2001 | 2 days | Labour | — | Josefa Iloilo | |
| (6) | Laisenia Qarase (1941–2020) | 16 March 2001 | 5 December 2006 | 5 years, 264 days | SDL | 2001 2006 | Josefa Iloilo | |
| – | Dr. Jona Senilagakali (1929–2011) Acting [e] | 5 December 2006 | 4 January 2007 | 30 days | Independent | — | Frank Bainimarama | |
| – | Commodore Frank Bainimarama (born 1954) Acting [f] | 5 January 2007 | 22 September 2014 | 7 years, 260 days | RFMF | — | Josefa Iloilo Epeli Nailatikau | |
| 8 | Commodore (Rtd) Frank Bainimarama (born 1954) | 22 September 2014 | 24 December 2022 | 8 years, 93 days | FijiFirst | 2014 2018 | Epeli Nailatikau Jioji Konrote Wiliame Katonivere | |
| Major general (Rtd) Sitiveni Rabuka (born 1948) | 24 December 2022 | Incumbent | 335 days | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/P' not found. | 2022 | Wiliame Katonivere | ||
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Two military coups in 1987 and a civilian coup d'état in 2000 left Fiji without a Prime Minister each time.
- ↑ Mara's party, the Alliance Party, was dissolved in the wake of the 1987 coups, so he was effectively a non-partisan Prime Minister in his last term.
- ↑ Ratu Momoedonu was appointed Prime Minister on 27 May 2000, by the then-President, Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, in order to meet a constitutional technicality. He resigned only a few minutes later, as soon as the technicality had been attended to, in order to allow the President to assume full executive power.
- ↑ Qarase was not a member of a political party when he headed the interim government in 2000 and early 2001. Following his reinstatement on 16 March 2001 (after two days' absence from office), he founded the United Fiji Party to contest the general election that was to be held later that year.
- ↑ Senilagakali was installed as Interim Prime Minister as Commodore Josaia Voreqe (Frank) Bainimarama took control of the Government. He was previously a highly esteemed medical doctor, the former President of the Fijian Medical Association, and was military doctor at the time of the coup d'état in 2006.[2]
- ↑ The Bainimarama government was dismissed as illegal by Fiji's Court of Appeal on 10 April 2009, leading to the Prime Minister's immediate resignation. He was re-appointed the next day by President Josefa Iloilo, following the latter's abrogation of the Constitution.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Government of Fiji Gazette (3 October 2014). "PARLIAMENTARY REMUNERATIONS DECREE 2014 (DECREE NO. 29 OF 2014)" (PDF). www.parliament.gov.fj.
- ↑ Military now in charge in Fiji. Fiji Times. 5 December 2006. http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=52960. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ↑ "Fiji's Bainimarama steps down as PM", Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 10 April 2009
- ↑ "Commodore Bainimarama sworn in as Prime Minister" Archived 15 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Fiji government, 11 April 2009
