Prime Ministers of the Dominion of Fiji

Ratu Kamisese Kapaiwai Tuimacilai Mara 1

Prime Minister: Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara
Took Office: 10 Oct. 1970
Left Office: 13 April 1987
TIO: 16 years, 185 days
Party: Alliance
Election: 1972, 1977, 1982
HOS: Elizabeth II

Prime Minister: Timoci Bavadra
Took Office: 13 April 1987
Left Office: 14 May 1987
TIO: 31 days
Party: Labour
Election: 1987
HOS: Elizabeth II

Prime Ministers of the Republic of Fiji

Prime Minister: Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara
Took Office: 5 Dec. 1987
Left Office: 2 June 1992
TIO: 4 years, 180 days
Party: Independent
Election:
HOS: Ganilau

Prime Minister: Major General (Rtd) Sitiveni Rabuka
Took Office: 2 June 1992
Left Office: 19 May 1999
TIO: 6 years, 351 days
Party: SVT
Election: 1992, 1994
HOS: Ganilau, Mara

Prime Minister: Mahendra Chaudhry
Took Office: 19 May 1999
Left Office: 27 May 2000
TIO: 1 year, 8 days
Party: Labour
Election: 1999
HOS: Mara

Prime Minister: Ratu Tevita Momoedonu
Took Office: 27 May 2000
Left Office: 27 May 2000
TIO: 0 days
Party: Labour
Election:
HOS: Mara

Prime Minister: Laisenia Qarase
Took Office: 4 July 2000
Left Office: 14 Mar. 2001
TIO: 253 days
Party: Independent
Election:
HOS: Bainimarama, Iloilo

Prime Minister: Ratu Tevita Momoedonu
Took Office: 14 Mar. 2001
Left Office: 16 Mar. 2001
TIO: 2 days
Party: Labour
Election:
HOS: Iloilo

Prime Minister: Laisenia Qarase
Took Office: 16 Mar. 2001
Left Office: 5 Dec. 2006
TIO: 5 years, 264 days
Party: SDL
Election: 2001, 2006
HOS: Iloilo

Prime Minister: Dr. Jona Senilagakali
Took Office: 5 Dec. 2006
Left Office: 4 Jan. 2007
TIO: 30 days
Party: Independent
Election:
HOS: Bainimarama

Prime Minister: Commodore Frank Bainimarama
Took Office: 5 Jan. 2007
Left Office: 22 Sept. 2014
TIO: 7 years, 260 days
Party: RFMF
Election:
HOS: Iloilo Nailatikau

Prime Minister: Rear Admiral (Rtd) Frank Bainimarama
Took Office: 22 Sept. 2014
Left Office: 24 Dec. 2022
TIO: 8 years, 93 days
Party: FijiFirst
Election: 2014, 2018
HOS: Nailatikau, Konrote, Katonivere

Prime Minister: Major General (Rtd) Sitiveni Rabuka
Took Office: 24 Dec. 2022
Left Office:
TIO:
Party: People’s Alliance
Election: 2022
HOS: Katonivere

Future Reading
References

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This guide is based on over a decade of research and firsthand experience living in Fiji. It incorporates extensive knowledge gained through long-term residence and ongoing engagement with the region. Images and text have been sourced from official references, which are acknowledged below, to ensure accuracy and comprehensiveness.