Minister for Foreign Affairs (Fiji)

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Fiji
Incumbent Frank Bainimarama since 9 September 2016
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Seat	Government Buildings, Suva
Nominator	Prime Minister of Fiji
Appointer	President of Fiji
Term length	Not term limited
Inaugural holder	Kamisese Mara
Formation	10 October 1970
Website	Official Ministry website

The Minister for Foreign Affairs (commonly known as the Foreign Minister) is Fiji's Cabinet Minister responsible for foreign relations and diplomacy and oversees its Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Especially since two military coups in 1987 harmed Fiji's relationship with other countries, with two more coups in 2000 and 2006 respectively, the Foreign Minister's position has been a very important one.

Description of the office

Like other ministers, the Foreign Minister is formally appointed by the President on the nomination of the Prime Minister, and is responsible to both the Prime Minister and the Parliament. The position may be held independently, or in conjunction with other ministerial responsibilities. From time to time, the Prime Minister has simultaneously served as Foreign Minister.

Along with all ministers, the Foreign Minister is constitutionally required to be a member of the Parliament.

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Political parties

•   Alliance Party
•   Fiji Labour Party
•   Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei
•   Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua
•   FijiFirst

Other factions

•   Military
•   Independent

List of ministers

The following is a list of Foreign Ministers of Fiji since the country gained independence in 1970:

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure
style="background-color:Template:Alliance Party (Fiji)/meta/color; color:black"| 1	Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara (1920–2004)		1970–1982
style="background-color:Template:Alliance Party (Fiji)/meta/color; color:black"| 2	Mosese Quionibaravi		1982–1983
style="background-color:Template:Alliance Party (Fiji)/meta/color; color:black"| 3	Jonati Mavoa (1922–1985)		1983–1985
style="background-color:Template:Alliance Party (Fiji)/meta/color; color:black"| (1)	Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara (1920–2004)		1985
style="background-color:Template:Alliance Party (Fiji)/meta/color; color:black"| 4	Semesa Sikivou (1917–1990)		1985–1986
style="background-color:Template:Alliance Party (Fiji)/meta/color; color:black"| (1)	Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara (1920–2004)		1986–1987
style="background-color:Template:Fiji Labour Party/meta/color; color:white"| 5	Krishna Datt (b. 1944)		1987
style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"| (1)	Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara (1920–2004)		1987
style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"| 6	Filipe Bole (b. 1936)		1987–1988
style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"| (1)	Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara (1920–2004)		1988–1992
style="background-color:Template:Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei/meta/color; color:black"| (6)	Filipe Bole (b. 1936)		1992–1994
style="background-color:Template:Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei/meta/color; color:black"| 7	Major-General (Rtd) Sitiveni Rabuka (b. 1948)	File:Sitiveni Rabuka May 2017.jpg	1994
style="background-color:Template:Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei/meta/color; color:black"| (6)	Filipe Bole (b. 1936)		1994–1997
style="background-color:Template:Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei/meta/color; color:black"| 8	Berenado Vunibobo (1932–2015)		1997–1999
style="background-color:Template:Fiji Labour Party/meta/color; color:white"| 9	Tupeni Baba		1999–2000
style="background-color:Template:Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua/meta/color; color:black"| 10	Kaliopate Tavola (b. 1946)		2000–2006
style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"| —	Isikeli Mataitoga Acting Minister		2006–2007
style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"| 11	Brigadier-General (Rtd) Ratu Epeli Nailatikau (b. 1941)		2007–2008
style="background-color:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black"| 12	Commodore Frank Bainimarama (b. 1954)		2008–2009
style="background-color:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black"| (12)			2009
style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"| 13	Ratu Inoke Kubuabola (b. 1948)		2009–2016
style="background-color:Template:FijiFirst Party/meta/color; color:black"| (13)
style="background-color:Template:FijiFirst Party/meta/color; color:black"| (12)	Rear Admiral (Rtd) Frank Bainimarama (b. 1954)		2016–present