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Luveni was educated at [[Lautoka]] Fijian School and then at Nabua Secondary School in [[Suva]], before enrolling in [[Adi Cakobau School]] in [[Sawani]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2014}} She graduated in dentistry from the [[Fiji School of Medicine]] in 1967, the first [[Fijians|Fijian]] woman to do so. After graduation, she worked for twenty years for the Ministry of Health, before working for the [[United Nations Population Fund]] as project manager for reproductive health from 1987 to 2002. She resigned three years ahead of the expiry of her term to take up a post as [[HIV]] project officer for the Ministry of Health, working as project manager for Fiji Network for People Living with HIV, a [[NGO|non-governmental organization]].
Luveni was educated at [[Lautoka]] Fijian School and then at Nabua Secondary School in [[Suva]], before enrolling in [[Adi Cakobau School]] in [[Sawani]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2014}} She graduated in dentistry from the [[Fiji School of Medicine]] in 1967, the first [[Fijians|Fijian]] woman to do so. After graduation, she worked for twenty years for the Ministry of Health, before working for the [[United Nations Population Fund]] as project manager for reproductive health from 1987 to 2002. She resigned three years ahead of the expiry of her term to take up a post as [[HIV]] project officer for the Ministry of Health, working as project manager for Fiji Network for People Living with HIV, a [[NGO|non-governmental organization]].


From 2007 to 2008 Luveni served on the board of the interim [[Sports Council (Fiji)|Fiji Sports Council]].<ref>http://www.fijivillage.com/artman/publish/article_35432.shtml</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://fijilive.com/sports/news/2008/01/yee-bogidrau-in-council-board/1584.Fijilive |title=Yee, Bogidrau in Council Board |publisher=FijiLive |date=25 January 2008 |accessdate=12 April 2015}}</ref>
From 2007 to 2008 Luveni served on the board of the interim [[Sports Council (Fiji)|Fiji Sports Council]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fijivillage.com/artman/publish/article_35432.shtml |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-03-04 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070509075729/http://www.fijivillage.com/artman/publish/article_35432.shtml |archivedate=2007-05-09 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://fijilive.com/sports/news/2008/01/yee-bogidrau-in-council-board/1584.Fijilive |title=Yee, Bogidrau in Council Board |publisher=FijiLive |date=25 January 2008 |accessdate=12 April 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111337/https://fijilive.com/sports/news/2008/01/yee-bogidrau-in-council-board/1584.Fijilive |archivedate= 4 March 2016 |df= }}</ref>


==Political career==
==Political career==
In January 2008 Luveni was appointed Minister of Health and then as Minister of Social Welfare, Women and Poverty Alleviation in the interim government headed by Prime Minister Commodore [[Frank Bainimarama|Voreqe Bainimarama]]. She was also co-chair of a [[National Council for Building a Better Fiji|government task team]] established to make recommendations regarding "social cultural identity and nation building" for the proposed [[People's Charter for Change, Peace and Progress]].<ref>[http://www.flp.org.fj/n080723.htm "Flawed democracy"], Fiji Labour Party website, July 23, 2008</ref>
In January 2008 Luveni was appointed Minister of Health and then as Minister of Social Welfare, Women and Poverty Alleviation in the interim government headed by Prime Minister Commodore [[Frank Bainimarama|Voreqe Bainimarama]]. She was also co-chair of a [[National Council for Building a Better Fiji|government task team]] established to make recommendations regarding "social cultural identity and nation building" for the proposed [[People's Charter for Change, Peace and Progress]].<ref>[http://www.flp.org.fj/n080723.htm "Flawed democracy"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120194844/http://www.flp.org.fj/n080723.htm |date=2008-11-20 }}, Fiji Labour Party website, July 23, 2008</ref>


In 2013 Luveni indicated that she would stand as part of Bainimarama's proposed political party.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fijisun.com.fj/2013/07/12/dr-luveni-for-proposed-party/ |title=Dr Luveni for proposed party |publisher=Fiji Sun |date=12 July 2013 |accessdate=12 April 2015}}</ref> She was elected Chairperson of the [[Lau Provincial Council]] in April 2014, succeeding [[Filipe Bole]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Vukailagi|first1=Dreu|title=Government reminds Lau of $6.2 million assistance|url=http://fijione.tv/government-reminds-lau-of-6-2-million-assistance/|website=Fiji One|publisher=Fiji Television Limited|accessdate=8 August 2015}}</ref> but after being announced as a [[Parliament of Fiji|parliamentary]] candidate for the FijiFirst party in July 2014,<ref name=first21>{{cite news|last1=Swamy|first1=Nasik|title=FijiFirst candidates|url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=275411|accessdate=26 July 2014|publisher=[[Fiji Times]]}}</ref> she resigned that post after only three months in office. She was succeeded by [[Ilisoni Taoba]]. In the [[Fijian general election, 2014|2014 election]] she received 2,296 votes and was elected to parliament as the 14th highst-polling FijiFirst candidate.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.electionsfiji.gov.fj/2014-election-results/ |title=2014 Election Results |publisher=Fiji Elections Office |date= |accessdate=2014-09-23}}</ref> She resigned her seat immediately following the election in order to become Speaker, the first Fijian woman to hold the position.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=281179 |title=Our new Speaker |publisher=Fiji Times |author=Nasik Swami |date=25 September 2014 |accessdate=12 April 2015}}</ref> Her place as an MP was taken by [[Laisenia Tuitubou]]. She was formally elected Speaker on October 6, 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fijilive.com/news/2014/10/dr-luveni-is-fijis-first-female-speaker/59246.Fijilive |title=Dr Luveni is Fiji's first female Speaker |publisher=FijiLive |date=October 6, 2014 |accessdate=12 April 2015}}</ref>
In 2013 Luveni indicated that she would stand as part of Bainimarama's proposed political party.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fijisun.com.fj/2013/07/12/dr-luveni-for-proposed-party/ |title=Dr Luveni for proposed party |publisher=Fiji Sun |date=12 July 2013 |accessdate=12 April 2015}}</ref> She was elected Chairperson of the [[Lau Provincial Council]] in April 2014, succeeding [[Filipe Bole]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Vukailagi|first1=Dreu|title=Government reminds Lau of $6.2 million assistance|url=http://fijione.tv/government-reminds-lau-of-6-2-million-assistance/|website=Fiji One|publisher=Fiji Television Limited|accessdate=8 August 2015}}</ref> but after being announced as a [[Parliament of Fiji|parliamentary]] candidate for the FijiFirst party in July 2014,<ref name=first21>{{cite news|last1=Swamy|first1=Nasik|title=FijiFirst candidates|url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=275411|accessdate=26 July 2014|publisher=[[Fiji Times]]}}</ref> she resigned that post after only three months in office. She was succeeded by [[Ilisoni Taoba]]. In the [[Fijian general election, 2014|2014 election]] she received 2,296 votes and was elected to parliament as the 14th highst-polling FijiFirst candidate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electionsfiji.gov.fj/2014-election-results/ |title=2014 Election Results |publisher=Fiji Elections Office |date= |accessdate=2014-09-23 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921200245/http://www.electionsfiji.gov.fj/2014-election-results/ |archivedate=2014-09-21 |df= }}</ref> She resigned her seat immediately following the election in order to become Speaker, the first Fijian woman to hold the position.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=281179 |title=Our new Speaker |publisher=Fiji Times |author=Nasik Swami |date=25 September 2014 |accessdate=12 April 2015}}</ref> Her place as an MP was taken by [[Laisenia Tuitubou]]. She was formally elected Speaker on October 6, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fijilive.com/news/2014/10/dr-luveni-is-fijis-first-female-speaker/59246.Fijilive |title=Dr Luveni is Fiji's first female Speaker |publisher=FijiLive |date=October 6, 2014 |accessdate=12 April 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609223531/http://fijilive.com/news/2014/10/dr-luveni-is-fijis-first-female-speaker/59246.Fijilive |archivedate= 9 June 2015 |df= }}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

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Luveni in 2016

Dr Jiko Fatafehi Luveni (born 1946) is a Fijian politician and Speaker of the Parliament of Fiji. She is a member of the FijiFirst party.

Early life

The daughter of a former shopkeeper turned shipping magnate, Luveni comes from the village of Nukuni on the island of Ono-i-Lau, in the Lau archipelago. With her husband Inoke Luveni she has five children and seven grandchildren. Her hobbies include tennis, softball, golf, netball, and volleyball.[citation needed]

Luveni was educated at Lautoka Fijian School and then at Nabua Secondary School in Suva, before enrolling in Adi Cakobau School in Sawani.[citation needed] She graduated in dentistry from the Fiji School of Medicine in 1967, the first Fijian woman to do so. After graduation, she worked for twenty years for the Ministry of Health, before working for the United Nations Population Fund as project manager for reproductive health from 1987 to 2002. She resigned three years ahead of the expiry of her term to take up a post as HIV project officer for the Ministry of Health, working as project manager for Fiji Network for People Living with HIV, a non-governmental organization.

From 2007 to 2008 Luveni served on the board of the interim Fiji Sports Council.[1][2]

Political career

In January 2008 Luveni was appointed Minister of Health and then as Minister of Social Welfare, Women and Poverty Alleviation in the interim government headed by Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama. She was also co-chair of a government task team established to make recommendations regarding "social cultural identity and nation building" for the proposed People's Charter for Change, Peace and Progress.[3]

In 2013 Luveni indicated that she would stand as part of Bainimarama's proposed political party.[4] She was elected Chairperson of the Lau Provincial Council in April 2014, succeeding Filipe Bole,[5] but after being announced as a parliamentary candidate for the FijiFirst party in July 2014,[6] she resigned that post after only three months in office. She was succeeded by Ilisoni Taoba. In the 2014 election she received 2,296 votes and was elected to parliament as the 14th highst-polling FijiFirst candidate.[7] She resigned her seat immediately following the election in order to become Speaker, the first Fijian woman to hold the position.[8] Her place as an MP was taken by Laisenia Tuitubou. She was formally elected Speaker on October 6, 2014.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-05-09. Retrieved 2007-03-04. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Yee, Bogidrau in Council Board". FijiLive. 25 January 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Flawed democracy" Archived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine, Fiji Labour Party website, July 23, 2008
  4. ^ "Dr Luveni for proposed party". Fiji Sun. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  5. ^ Vukailagi, Dreu. "Government reminds Lau of $6.2 million assistance". Fiji One. Fiji Television Limited. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  6. ^ Swamy, Nasik. "FijiFirst candidates". Fiji Times. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  7. ^ "2014 Election Results". Fiji Elections Office. Archived from the original on 2014-09-21. Retrieved 2014-09-23. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Nasik Swami (25 September 2014). "Our new Speaker". Fiji Times. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  9. ^ "Dr Luveni is Fiji's first female Speaker". FijiLive. October 6, 2014. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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